Systematic Reviews of Birthing Options

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of different types of birthing options.

Reviewed November 2011

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Title:   Caesarean section for non-medical reasons at term
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Childbirth is a profound and powerful human experience. Women often describe feelings of empowerment, elation and achievement, although other women's experiences include trauma, fear, pain, and loss of control. The way women give birth, either vaginally...
Date:   Feb 2012
Title:   Planned caesarean section for a twin pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The incidence of twins varies considerably between communities and families and has recently increased because of the number of older mothers and the use of fertility treatments and assisted conception. Infants from a twin pregnancy are at a higher risk...
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Mechanical dilatation of the cervix at non-labour caesarean section for reducing postoperative morbidity
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A woman's cervix is firm and undilated at the beginning of pregnancy, but progressively softens all the way to term. The progressive dilatation of the cervix occurs with uterine contractions during labour. Mechanical dilatation of the cervix at caesarea...
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Planned Caesarean section for term breech delivery
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Planned caesarean section was safer for singleton term breech babies than planned vaginal birth, managed according to a clinical protocol, but was associated with more complications for mothers. Most babies are born head first but some lie in the womb w...
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Magnesium sulphate and other anticonvulsants for women with pre-eclampsia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Magnesium sulphate helps prevent eclamptic fits in pregnant women with pre-eclampsia ('toxaemia'). Some women have high blood pressure with protein in their urine during pregnancy (pre-eclampsia, or 'toxaemia'). Most women with pre-eclampsia give birth ...
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Comparing different types of antibiotics given routinely to women at caesarean section to prevent infections
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Women undergoing caesarean section have an increased likelihood of getting an infection compared with women who give birth vaginally. These infections can be in the surgical incision or in the urine. The infection can also be in the organs within the pe...
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Use of wound drains after caesarean section
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Women who have a caesarean section operation (removing the baby by surgery through the mother's abdomen) sometimes have a wound drain put in place. The review did not find any differences in the risk of wound infection or other post operative complicati...
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Alternative versus conventional institutional settings for birth
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In high- and moderate-income countries, labour wards have become the settings for childbirth for the majority of childbearing women. Routine medical interventions have also increased steadily over time, leading to many questions about benefits, safety, ...
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Alternative packages of antenatal care for low-risk pregnant women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A routine number of visits for pregnant women has developed as part of antenatal or prenatal care without evidence of how much care is necessary to optimise the health of mothers and babies, and is helpful for the women. These visits can include tests, ...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Fetal pulse oximetry for fetal assessment in labour
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Using fetal pulse oximetry to assess the baby's well-being during labour does not change overall caesarean section rates. During labour, the well-being of the baby can be assessed intermittently using a Pinard stethoscope or hand held monitor, or contin...
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Support during pregnancy for women at increased risk of low birthweight babies
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Programs offering additional support during pregnancy were not effective in reducing number of babies born too early and babies with low birthweights. Babies born to mothers in socially disadvantaged situations are more likely to be small and so have he...
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Non-clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A caesarean section is an operation used to reduce complications of childbirth. While it can be lifesaving for both the mother and the baby, a caesarean section is not without risk and should not be done when not necessary. The number of caesarean sect...
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Comparison of different positions that a mother is placed in during caesarean section to improve outcomes for both the mother and her newborn
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Caesarean section is an operation that is performed on many pregnant woman to deliver the baby. During caesarean section the mother can be placed in a number of positions on the theatre table. Cushions and wedges can also be used to alter her position o...
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Vaginal cleansing before cesarean delivery to reduce post-cesarean infections
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cesarean deliveries are very common today, with almost one in three babies born by cesarean in some countries. Antibiotics are routinely given before or during the surgery to reduce the risk of infections, but some women still suffer from these complica...
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   Preventing deep vein clots or thrombosis (DVT) in pregnancy and after the birth
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Some women are at risk of forming blood clots in a deep vein during pregnancy, after a caesarean birth, or during the first few weeks after childbirth. If part of the clot breaks off and lodges in a blood vessel in the lungs, it can be life-threatening....
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Routine antibiotics at cesarean section to reduce infection
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Women undergoing cesarean section have a five to 20-fold greater chance of getting an infection compared with women who give birth vaginally. These infections can be in the organs within the pelvis, around the surgical incision and sometimes the urine. ...
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Interventions at caesarean section for reducing the risk of lung damage from inhaling stomach contents during anaesthesia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Stomach contents can regurgitate up the gullet into the wind pipe and enter the lungs when there is no cough reflex, e.g. during general anaesthesia. Solid food can block airways and cause breathing difficulties. The acidic liquid from the stomach can d...
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Systematic Reviews of Caesarean Section
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of caesarean section birth
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Elective delivery of women with a twin pregnancy from 37 weeks' gestation
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Not enough evidence to show whether spontaneous labour, or induced labour or caesarean at 37 weeks is better in a twin pregnancy. The optimal timing of birth for women with a twin pregnancy at term is uncertain, with clinical support for both elective d...
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Corticosteroids for preventing respiratory complications in the newborn after caesarean section at term
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Babies born at term (at or after 37 weeks) by planned (elective) caesarean section and before onset of labour are more likely to develop respiratory complications than babies born vaginally. The giving of injections called
Date:   Jul 2009

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