evidence/gaps
Cochrane · systematic review · CD005300

Specialised antenatal clinics for women with a multiple pregnancy for improving maternal and infant outcomes

Dodd, JM, Dowswell, T, Crowther, CA · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

Pregnancy and ChildbirthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 33.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 50%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 16.7%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Specialised antenatal clinics versus standard care for women with multiple pregnancies

Population: Women with a multiple pregnancy for improving maternal and infant outcomes
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Perinatal death
Specialised antenatal clinics vs standard care
RR 1.02 [0.26, 4.03]1 study · 324 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Caesarean birth
Specialised antenatal clinics vs standard care
RR 1.38 [1.06, 1.81]1 study · 162 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Postnatal depression (6 months' postpartum). EPDS score 13 or more.
Specialised antenatal clinics vs standard care
RR 0.48 [0.19, 1.2]1 study · 133 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Breastfeeding 6 months' postpartum
Specialised antenatal clinics vs standard care
RR 0.63 [0.24, 1.68]1 study · 123 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Small‐for‐gestational age
Specialised antenatal clinics vs standard care
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Very preterm birth (defined as birth less than 34 weeks' gestation)
Specialised antenatal clinics vs standard care
no estimate extractedNRNo studies