Cochrane · systematic review · CD009613

Techniques of monitoring blood glucose during pregnancy for women with pre‐existing diabetes

Jones, LV, Ray, A, Moy, FM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library

Pregnancy and Childbirth2 versionsAMSTAR 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
24
current version
GRADE rated
14
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 10 · 41.7%Very low 10 · 41.7%Low 3 · 12.5%Moderate 1 · 4.2%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

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Continuous glucose monitoring compared to intermittent glucose monitoring for women with pre‐existing diabetes

Population: women with pre‐existing diabetes
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (including pre‐eclampsia, pregnancy‐induced hypertension, eclampsia)
Continuous glucose monitoring vs intermittent glucose monitoring
RR 0.58 [0.39, 0.85]2 studies · 384 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Caesarean section
Continuous glucose monitoring vs intermittent glucose monitoring
RR 0.94 [0.75, 1.18]3 studies · 427 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Large‐for‐gestational age
Continuous glucose monitoring vs intermittent glucose monitoring
RR 0.84 [0.57, 1.26]3 studies · 421 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Perinatal mortality (stillbirth and neonatal mortality)
Continuous glucose monitoring vs intermittent glucose monitoring
RR 0.82 [0.05, 12.61]1 study · 71 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness

Self‐monitoring compared to a different type of self‐monitoring for women with pre‐existing diabetes

Population: women with pre‐existing diabetes
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (including pre‐eclampsia, pregnancy‐induced hypertension, eclampsia)
Self‐monitoring vs a different type of self‐monitoring
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Caesarean section
Self‐monitoring vs a different type of self‐monitoring
RR 0.78 [0.4, 1.49]1 study · 28 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Large‐for‐gestational age
Self‐monitoring vs a different type of self‐monitoring
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Perinatal mortality (stillbirth and neonatal mortality)
Self‐monitoring vs a different type of self‐monitoring
RR 3 [0.13, 67.91]1 study · 28 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias

Self‐monitoring at home compared to hospitalisation for women with pre‐existing diabetes

Population: women with pre‐existing diabetes
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (including pre‐eclampsia, pregnancy‐induced hypertension, eclampsia)
Self‐monitoring at home vs hospitalisation
RR 1.19 [0.41, 3.51]1 study · 100 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Caesarean section
Self‐monitoring at home vs hospitalisation
RR 0.96 [0.65, 1.44]1 study · 100 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Large‐for‐gestational age
Self‐monitoring at home vs hospitalisation
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Perinatal mortality (stillbirth and neonatal mortality)
Self‐monitoring at home vs hospitalisation
RR 0.85 [0.05, 13.24]1 study · 100 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias

Pre‐prandial compared to post‐prandial glucose monitoring for women with pre‐existing diabetes

Population: women with pre‐existing diabetes
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (including pre‐eclampsia, pregnancy‐induced hypertension, eclampsia)
Pre‐prandial vs post‐prandial glucose monitoring
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Caesarean section
Pre‐prandial vs post‐prandial glucose monitoring
RR 1.45 [0.92, 2.28]1 study · 61 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Large‐for‐gestational age
Pre‐prandial vs post‐prandial glucose monitoring
RR 1.16 [0.73, 1.85]1 study · 61 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Perinatal mortality (stillbirth and neonatal mortality)
Pre‐prandial vs post‐prandial glucose monitoring
RR 2.91 [0.12, 68.66]1 study · 61 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias

Automated telemedicine monitoring compared to conventional for women with pre‐existing diabetes

Population: women with pre‐existing diabetes
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (including pre‐eclampsia, pregnancy‐induced hypertension, eclampsia)
Automated telemedicine monitoring vs conventional
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Caesarean section
Automated telemedicine monitoring vs conventional
RR 0.96 [0.62, 1.48]1 study · 32 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Large‐for‐gestational age
Automated telemedicine monitoring vs conventional
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Perinatal mortality (stillbirth and neonatal mortality)
Automated telemedicine monitoring vs conventional
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded

Constant CGM compared to Intermittent CGM for women with pre‐existing diabetes

Population: women with pre‐existing diabetes
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (including pre‐eclampsia, pregnancy‐induced hypertension, eclampsia)
Constant CGM vs Intermittent CGM
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Caesarean section
Constant CGM vs Intermittent CGM
RR 0.77 [0.33, 1.79]1 study · 25 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Large‐for‐gestational age
Constant CGM vs Intermittent CGM
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Perinatal mortality (stillbirth and neonatal mortality)
Constant CGM vs Intermittent CGM
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded