Labour and delivery
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Oxytocin 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
- 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
- Prophylactic manual rotation of the fetal head (manual rotation alone) to reduce operative delivery and complications for mother and babies
- Operative versus conservative management for 'fetal distress' in labour
- Intracutaneous or subcutaneous sterile water injection compared with blinded controls for pain management in labour
- Timing of prophylactic uterotonics for the third stage of labour after vaginal birth
- 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
- Progestational agents for treating threatened or established preterm labour
- High‐dose versus low‐dose oxytocin infusion regimens for induction of labour at term
- Caesarean section versus vaginal delivery for preventing mother to infant hepatitis C virus transmission
- Interventions for preventing or improving the outcome of delivery at or beyond term
- Methods of induction of labour: a network meta‐analysis
- 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
- Hyaluronidase for reducing perineal trauma
- Methods for assessing pre‐induction cervical ripening
- Oestrogens alone or with amniotomy for cervical ripening or induction of labour
- 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
- Intracervical prostaglandins for induction of labour
- Analgesia for forceps delivery: Cochrane systematic review
- Fetal electrocardiogram (ECG) for fetal monitoring during labour
- Routine perineal shaving on admission in labour
- 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
- Intravenous oxytocin alone for cervical ripening and induction of labour
- Relaxation therapy for preventing and treating preterm labour
- Planned early delivery versus expectant management for monoamniotic twins
- Expert systems for fetal assessment in labour
- Intravenous fluids for reducing the duration of labour in low risk nulliparous women
- Hyaluronidase for cervical ripening and induction of labour
- Tocolysis for preventing fetal distress in second stage of labour
- Vibroacoustic stimulation for fetal assessment in labour in the presence of a nonreassuring fetal heart rate trace
- Uterine massage for preventing postpartum haemorrhage
- Inhaled analgesia for pain management in labour
- Routine prophylactic drugs in normal labour for reducing gastric aspiration and its effects
- Position in the second stage of labour for women without epidural anaesthesia
- Complementary and alternative therapies for pain management in labour
- Antibiotics prior to amniotomy for reducing infectious morbidity in mother and infant: Cochrane systematic review