Cochrane · systematic review · CD009273

Planned early delivery versus expectant management for hypertensive disorders from 34 weeks gestation to term

Cluver, C, Novikova, N, Koopmans, CM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 20%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 3 · 60%High 1 · 20%

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

Planned early delivery versus expectant management for hypertensive disorders from 34 weeks' gestation to term

Population: pregnant women with hypertensive disorders from 34 weeks' gestation to term
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Composite maternal mortality and morbidity
Planned early delivery vs expectant management
RR 0.69 [0.57, 0.83]2 studies · 1459 participantsHigh
Composite infant mortality and morbidity
Planned early delivery vs expectant management
no estimate extracted2 studies · 1459 participantsUngraded
Caesarean section
Planned early delivery vs expectant management
RR 0.91 [0.78, 1.07]4 studies · 1728 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Duration of hospital stay after delivery for mother (days)
Planned early delivery vs expectant management
no estimate extracted2 studies · 925 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Duration of hospital stay after delivery for baby (days)
Planned early delivery vs expectant management
no estimate extracted1 study · 756 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision