Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Pregnancy Complications

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for pregnancy complications.
Reviewed December 2011

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Title:   Antibiotics for ureaplasma in the vagina in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Ureaplasmas are normal flora in the vagina of many women. In some women high levels of ureaplasma in the vagina, which probably reflect the presence of infection in the uterus, may have a role in pregnancy complications, or may contribute to babies bein...
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Risk scoring systems for predicting preterm birth with the aim of reducing associated adverse outcomes
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Identification of women whose pregnancies are at higher than average risk of preterm birth would allow the possibility of providing the women with higher level antenatal care with the aim of preventing the preterm birth. Preterm birth (before 37 comple...
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Tight control of mild-moderate pre-existing or non-proteinuric gestational hypertension
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   High blood pressure (hypertension) is defined as a systolic blood pressure of 140 mmHg or more or a diastolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg or more. In the general population, a tight control of blood pressure reduces cardiovascular risks and is particularl...
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Nutritional advice for improving outcomes in multiple pregnancies
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In multiple pregnancies (twins, triplets and more) the metabolic rate of the mother is greater than in women who are carrying a single baby so that a high-calorie diet may also help maintain the mother's nutritional state. Multiple pregnancies have a hi...
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Treatment of valvular heart disease during pregnancy for improving maternal and neonatal outcome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Heart valve disease constitutes the majority of all causes of heart disease during pregnancy. Women with heart valve disease are vulnerable to deterioration with subsequent increased risk of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. The optimal treatm...
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Antenatal interventions for preventing the transmission of cytomegalovirus (CMV) from the mother to fetus during pregnancy and adverse outcomes in the congenitally infected infant
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is insufficient evidence from randomised controlled trials to recommend use of any particular intervention to prevent the transmission of cytomegalovirus (CMV) from mother to fetus during pregnancy (congenital CMV infection). CMV is a herpesvirus ...
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of ectopic pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Ectopic pregnancy is the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths in the first trimester of pregnancy. Its incidence has increased to between one and two percent of pregnancies. Chinese herbal medicines have been used to treat this condition in China a...
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Antibiotics for meconium-stained amniotic fluid in labour for preventing maternal and neonatal infections
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) is the result of waste maternal from the fetal colon passing into the mother's amniotic cavity. Its incidence increases in post-term pregnancies. Pregnant women with MSAF are more likely to develop maternal complic...
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Systematic Reviews on Hospitalisation during Pregnancy
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence on hospitalisation during pregnancy.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Symphysiotomy for feto-pelvic disproportion
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Symphysiotomy is an operation to enlarge the capacity of the mother's pelvis by partially cutting the fibres joining the pubic bones at the front of the pelvis. Usually, when the baby is too big to pass through the pelvis, a caesarean section is perfo...
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Nausea, retching or dry heaving, and vomiting in early pregnancy are very common and can be very distressing for women. Many treatments are available to women with
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Hospitalisation and bed rest for multiple pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   We found no strong evidence that bed rest in hospital for women with a multiple pregnancy decreases the risk of a preterm birth. Multiple pregnancies have a higher risk of preterm (early) birth and poor growth of the babies than a single pregnancy. Bed ...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Diuretics for preventing pre-eclampsia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Not enough evidence for the use of diuretics for preventing pre-eclampsia. Pre-eclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy occurring in about 10% of women. It is identified by increased blood pressure and protein in the urine. Initially, women may ...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Interventions for clinical and subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland at the front of the oesophagus/throat that produces thyroid hormone. Thyroid hormone helps the body to make energy, keeps body temperature regulated and assists other organs in their functions. Hypothyroidism (a d...
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Bed rest in hospital for suspected impaired fetal growth
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Too little evidence from trials to show whether hospital bed rest for pregnant women has a beneficial effect on the unborn baby's growth. An unborn baby receiving too few nutrients can grow more slowly than expected in the womb (impaired fetal growth). ...
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Plasma volume expansion for suspected impaired fetal growth
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Too little evidence to show whether it is beneficial for pregnant women to have extra plasma when the baby is growing more slowly than expected. Plasma is the fluid that carries the blood cells in the body. The amount of plasma and blood cells (the bloo...
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Techniques of intrauterine fetal transfusion for women with red-cell isoimmunisation for improving health outcomes
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Red-cell alloimmunisation can occur when there are incompatibilities between a woman's blood type and that of her unborn baby (such as Rhesus or Kell). During pregnancy, the baby's blood can cross the placenta and enter the woman's circulation, which ma...
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Misoprostol for induction of labour to terminate pregnancy in the second or third trimester for women with a fetal anomaly or after intrauterine fetal death
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A woman may need to give birth prior to the spontaneous onset of labour in middle to late pregnancy to terminate the pregnancy in situations where the fetus, if born alive, would not survive or would have permanent handicaps, or where the fetus has died...
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Planned home versus hospital care for preterm prelabour rupture of the membranes (PPROM) prior to 37 weeks' gestation
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Premature rupture of membranes before 37 weeks' gestation (and where there is at least an hour between membrane rupture and the onset of contractions and labour) can have consequences for both the mother and the baby. It is estimated that after premat...
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Bed rest with or without hospitalisation for hypertension during pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Not enough evidence to say if bed rest in pregnancy helps women and their babies when women have high blood pressure. High blood pressure in pregnant women can contribute to babies being small, being born too soon and having considerable health problems...
Date:   Jan 2010

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