Labour and delivery
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1 - 100Oxytocin augmentation of labour in women with epidural analgesia for reducing operative deliveries
Discontinuation of epidural analgesia late in labour for reducing the adverse delivery outcomes associated with epidural analgesia
Placental cord drainage after vaginal delivery as part of the management of the third stage of labour
Oxytocin versus no treatment or delayed treatment for slow progress in the first stage of spontaneous labour: Cochrane systematic review
Elective delivery in diabetic pregnant women
Automated mandatory bolus versus basal infusion for maintenance of epidural analgesia in labour
Fundal pressure versus controlled cord traction as part of the active management of the third stage of labour
Interventions for preventing or improving the outcome of delivery at or beyond term: Cochrane systematic review
Caesarean section versus vaginal delivery for preterm birth in singletons
Prophylactic ergometrine‐oxytocin versus oxytocin for the third stage of labour
Amniotomy for shortening spontaneous labour: Cochrane systematic review
Hands and knees posture in late pregnancy or labour for fetal malposition (lateral or posterior)
Discontinuation of intravenous oxytocin in the active phase of induced labour
Nitric oxide donors for cervical ripening and induction of labour
Piracetam for fetal distress in labour
Operative versus conservative management for 'fetal distress' in labour: Cochrane systematic review
Timing of prophylactic uterotonics for the third stage of labour after vaginal birth: Cochrane systematic review
Prophylactic manual rotation of the fetal head (manual rotation alone) to reduce operative delivery and complications for mother and babies
Intracutaneous or subcutaneous sterile water injection compared with blinded controls for pain management in labour: Cochrane systematic review
Prophylactic oral betamimetics for preventing preterm labour in singleton pregnancies
Pushing/bearing down methods for the second stage of labour
Techniques for assisting difficult delivery at caesarean section
Rapid versus stepwise negative pressure application for vacuum extraction assisted vaginal delivery
High dose versus low dose opioid epidural regimens for pain relief in labour
Active versus expectant management in the third stage of labour: Cochrane systematic review
High‐dose versus low‐dose oxytocin infusion regimens for induction of labour at term
Progestational agents for treating threatened or established preterm labour
Caesarean section versus vaginal delivery for preventing mother to infant hepatitis C virus transmission
Planned early delivery versus expectant management for hypertensive disorders from 34 weeks gestation to term
Interventions for ketosis during labour
Vaginal prostaglandin (PGE2 and PGF2a) for induction of labour at term: Cochrane systematic review
Combined spinal-epidural versus epidural analgesia in labour: Cochrane systematic review
Hyaluronidase for reducing perineal trauma
Methods for assessing pre‐induction cervical ripening
Oestrogens alone or with amniotomy for cervical ripening or induction of labour
Types of intra-muscular opioids for maternal pain relief in labour: Cochrane systematic review
Internal versus external tocodynamometry during induced or augmented labour
Methods of term labour induction for women with a previous caesarean section
Acupuncture or acupressure for induction of labour
Induction of labour at or near term for suspected fetal macrosomia
Mechanical methods for induction of labour
Umbilical vein injection for the routine management of third stage of labour
Antispasmodics for labour
Enemas during labour
Vaginal misoprostol for cervical ripening and induction of labour
Antiretrovirals for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection: Cochrane systematic review
Analgesia for forceps delivery: Cochrane systematic review
Fetal electrocardiogram (ECG) for fetal monitoring during labour
Tocolysis for preventing fetal distress in second stage of labour: Cochrane systematic review
Routine perineal shaving on admission in labour: Cochrane systematic review
Continuous cardiotocography (CTG) as a form of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) for fetal assessment during labour
Titrated oral misoprostol for augmenting labour to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes
Planned early delivery versus expectant management for monoamniotic twins
Relaxation therapy for preventing and treating preterm labour: Cochrane systematic review
Expert systems for fetal assessment in labour
Intravenous fluids for reducing the duration of labour in low risk nulliparous women: Cochrane systematic review
Hyaluronidase for cervical ripening and induction of labour
Intracervical prostaglandins for induction of labour: Cochrane systematic review
Vibroacoustic stimulation for fetal assessment in labour in the presence of a nonreassuring fetal heart rate trace
Uterine massage for preventing postpartum haemorrhage
Prophylactic corticosteroids for preterm birth: Cochrane systematic review
Early versus late initiation of epidural analgesia for labour: Cochrane systematic review
Position in the second stage of labour for women without epidural anaesthesia