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Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for pregnancy complications.
Created September 2007
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Interventions for treating placental abruption
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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There is no evidence from trials to show the best way to help pregnant women and babies when there is a placental abruption....
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Apr 2009
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Effects of restricted caffeine intake by mother on fetal, neonatal and pregnancy outcome
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Caffeine is a stimulant found in tea, coffee, cola, chocolate and some over-the-counter medicines. Conflicting results found in the literature make it difficult for health professionals to advise pregnant women about avoiding caffeine during pregnancy. ...
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Dec 2008
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Antibiotics for prelabour rupture of membranes at or near term
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Giving pregnant women antibiotics when their membranes rupture at or near term without the onset of labour may reduce the risk of infections for the women. More research is needed on the safety and impact of the antibiotics on their babies. Sometimes th...
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Dec 2008
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First line chemotherapy in low risk gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) is a rare but curable disease. Patients are categorised into low or high risk groups using a variety of scoring systems. The majority of patients with low risk GTN respond to chemotherapy, however, occasionaly p...
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Sep 2008
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Prophylactic use of ergot alkaloids in the third stage of labour
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The third stage of labour is the period from birth of the baby to the expulsion of the placenta and membranes. As the placenta separates, there is inevitably some blood loss from the placental site until the muscles of the uterus clamp the blood vessels...
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Aug 2008
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Routine ultrasound in late pregnancy (after 24 weeks' gestation)
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Ultrasound can be used in late pregnancy to assess the baby's condition when there are complications, but carrying out scans on all women is controversial. Scans can be used in late pregnancy to detect problems which may not otherwise be apparent, such ...
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May 2008
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Interventions for heartburn in pregnancy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Heartburn affects more than two-thirds of women in late pregnancy. Usually it is not serious, but symptoms can be very distressing to pregnant women. There are many different interventions to relieve heartburn including advice on diet and lifestyle and ...
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Apr 2008
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Maintenance agonist treatments for opiate dependent pregnant women
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The number of participants in the trials was very small and may not be sufficient to detect differences. Only one study reported on the number of cigarettes the women smoked, a mean of 29 cigarettes per day at enrolment and 14 cigarettes per day at deli...
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Jan 2008
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Prenatal education for congenital toxoplasmosis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Toxoplasmosis infection is caused by a parasite, Toxoplasma gondii. Eating raw or insufficiently cooked meat, not washing hands thoroughly after handling raw meat or gardening, or contact with cats' faeces (directly or indirectly through the soil, or po...
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Dec 2007
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Techniques for caesarean section
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Caesarean sections are performed as both elective and urgent procedures and the rates are rising. The major complications are intraoperative damage to organs, anaesthetic complications, bleeding, infection and thromboembolism. The techniques used vary c...
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Nov 2007
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Bed rest in hospital for suspected impaired fetal growth
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Too little evidence from trials to show whether hospital bed rest for pregnant women has a beneficial effect on the unborn baby's growth....
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Oct 2007
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Abdominal decompression in normal pregnancy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Abdominal decompression is a procedure during which a negative pressure is applied intermittently to a pregnant woman's abdomen, enclosed within an airtight frame. It is thought to improve the mother's blood flow to the placenta, and during labour to re...
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Oct 2007
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Chinese herbal medicines in the treatment of ectopic pregnancy
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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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...
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Jul 2007
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