SynthesisThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2000
Antenatal education for self-diagnosis of the onset of active labour at term.
Synthesis in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2000. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Diagnosing onset of labor: a systematic review of definitions in the research literature.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2016Pooled it
- Caregivers' use of strict criteria for diagnosing active labour in term pregnancy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2000Pooled it
- Developing strategies to be added to the protocol for antenatal care: an exercise and birth preparation program.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2015Trial
- Vaginal Birth at Term - Part 2. Guideline of the DGGG, OEGGG and SGGG (S3-Level, AWMF Registry No. 015/083, December 2020).Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2022Article
- The importance of fetal adrenal gland volume measurement in successful labor induction with oxytocin.The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research · 2022Article
- Parturition in Mammals: Animal Models, Pain and Distress.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Review
- Variations in outcomes for women admitted to hospital in early versus active labour: an observational study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Observational
- Design and process of the EMA Cohort Study: the value of antenatal education in childbirth and breastfeeding.BMC nursing · 2008Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundA specific program designed to teach women to recognise active labour may be beneficial through potentially decreasing the incidence of early admission to hospital, increasing women's confidence and decreasing their anxiety.
objectivesThe objective of this review was to assess the effects of teaching pregnant women specific criteria for self-diagnosis of active labour onset in term pregnancy. SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group trials register and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register. SELECTION CRITERIA: Randomised trials comparing a structured antenatal education intervention for the identification of symptoms for self-diagnosis of active labour with usual care. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Trial quality was assessed. MAIN
resultsOne study involving 245 women was included. Method of randomisation was unclear and 15% of the sample was lost to follow-up in this trial. A specific antenatal education program was associated with a reduction in the mean number of visits to the labour suite before the onset of labour (weighted mean difference -0. 29, 95% confidence interval -0.47 to -0.11). It is unclear whether this resulted in fewer women being sent home because they were not in labour. REVIEWER'S
conclusionsThere is not enough evidence to evaluate the use of a specific set of criteria for self-diagnosis of active labour.
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