|
Summary of pooled data for all studies included according to selected comparisons or outcomes |
|||||
| Outcome # |
Studies |
Participants |
Statistical Method |
Effect estimate (95% CI) |
I2 |
|
|
|||||
| Duration of first stage of labor [2, 10-15] |
7 |
2166 |
WMD (random) |
-0.83 (-1.60, -0,06) |
88.4% |
| Cesarean Section [2, 8-11, 13-15] |
8 |
2180 |
OR (fixed) |
0.98 (0.67, 1.43) |
12.0% |
| Use of analgesia during labor [2, 8, 10, 14, 15] |
6 |
1966 |
OR (random) |
0.69 (0.37, 1.30) |
71.8% |
| Labor augmentation [2, 8, 10, 14] |
4 |
1802 |
OR (fixed) |
0.81 (0.65, 1.01) |
0% |
| Apgar score at the fifth minute [2, 8-11, 15] |
6 |
913 |
WMD (random) |
0.11 (-0.07, 0.28) |
67.6% |
|
# studies included | |||||
Souza et al. Reproductive Health 2006 3:10 doi:10.1186/1742-4755-3-10 |
|||||