COCHRANE PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH GROUP abstracts

COCHRANE PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH GROUP

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The Cochrane Library Issue 3, 2003

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Antenatal interventions for fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (Cochrane Protocol)
Antibiotics for ureaplasma in the vagina in pregnancy (Cochrane Protocol)
Antioxidants for preventing pre-eclampsia (Cochrane Protocol)
Bed rest during pregnancy for preventing miscarriage (Cochrane Protocol)
Bed rest in singleton pregnancies for preventing preterm birth (Cochrane Protocol)
Bed rest with or without hospitalisation for hypertension during pregnancy (Cochrane Protocol)
Betamimetics for inhibiting preterm labour (Cochrane Protocol)
Buccal or sublingual misoprostol for cervical ripening and induction of labour (Cochrane Protocol)
Cephalic version by moxibustion for breech presentation (Cochrane Protocol)
Combined spinal epidural versus epidural analgesia in labour (Cochrane Protocol)
Conservative management of symptomatic and/or complicated haemorrhoids in pregnancy and the puerperium (Cochrane Protocol)
Corticosteroids for HELLP syndrome in pregnancy (Cochrane Protocol)
Critical incident audit and feedback to improve perinatal and maternal mortality and morbidity (Cochrane Protocol)
Cyclo-oxygenase (COX) inhibitors for treating preterm labour (Cochrane Protocol)
Delayed cord clamping in preterm infants (Cochrane Protocol)
Early amniotomy and early oxytocin for delay in nulliparae compared with routine care (Cochrane Protocol)
Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping of term infants on maternal and neonatal outcomes (Cochrane Protocol)
Ethanol in threatened preterm labour for preventing preterm birth (Cochrane Protocol)
Exercise for diabetic pregnant women (Cochrane Protocol)
Expectant care versus surgical treatment for miscarriage (Cochrane Protocol)
Extra-abdominal versus intra-abdominal repair of the uterine incision at caesarean section (Cochrane Protocol)
Fetal pulse oximetry for fetal assessment in labour (Cochrane Protocol)
Fish oil and other prostaglandin precursor supplementation during pregnancy for reducing pre-eclampsia, preterm birth, low birth weight and intrauterine growth restriction (Cochrane Protocol)
Giving women their own case notes to carry during pregnancy (Cochrane Protocol)
Induction of labour following late fetal death ( >/= 24 weeks) (Cochrane Protocol)
Induction of labour for preterm prelabor rupture of membranes between 30 and 34 weeks (Cochrane Protocol)
Induction of labour in specific clinical situations: generic protocol (Cochrane Protocol)
Indwelling bladder catheterization as part of postoperative care for caesarean section (Cochrane Protocol)
Inhaled pain relief in labour (Cochrane Protocol)
Interventions for ketosis during labour (Cochrane Protocol)
Interventions for promoting the initiation of breastfeeding (Cochrane Protocol)
Intracutaneous sterile water injection for back pain in labour (Cochrane Protocol)
Intrauterine transfusion techniques in fetuses with Rhesus incompatibility (Cochrane Protocol)
Localised cooling treatment for perineal wounds following childbirth (Cochrane Protocol)
Low-dose dopamine for women with severe pre-eclampsia (Cochrane Protocol)
Low molecular weight heparin versus unfractionated heparin for the treatment of venous thromboembolism in pregnancy (Cochrane Protocol)
Maintenance therapy with calcium channel blockers for preventing preterm birth after threatened preterm labour (Cochrane Protocol)
Maternal positions and mobility during first stage labour (Cochrane Protocol)
Medical management for miscarriage (Cochrane Protocol)
Methods for cervical ripening and labour induction in late pregnancy: generic protocol (Cochrane Protocol)
Methods of repair for obstetric anal sphincter injury (Cochrane Protocol)
Oral betamimetics for maintenance therapy after threatened preterm labour (Cochrane Protocol)
Planned elective repeat caesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for women with a previous caesarean birth (Cochrane Protocol)
Postnatal parental education for improving family health (Cochrane Protocol)
Prevention and treatment of postpartum hypertension (Cochrane Protocol)
Progestogen for preventing miscarriage (Cochrane Protocol)
Prophylactic uterotonics in third stage of labour (Cochrane Protocol)
Psychological and/or educational interventions for reducing prenatal alcohol consumption in pregnant women and women planning pregnancy (Cochrane Protocol)
Psychosocial interventions for preventing postpartum depression (Cochrane Protocol)
Pushing/bearing down methods used during the second stage of labour (Cochrane Protocol)
Regional versus general anaesthesia for caesarean section (Cochrane Protocol)
Restricting oral fluid and food intake during labour (Cochrane Protocol)
Spinal versus epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section (Cochrane Protocol)
Surgical repair versus non-repair of perineal trauma following vaginal birth (Cochrane Protocol)
Telephone support for women during pregnancy and the first month postpartum (Cochrane Protocol)
Therapy for miscarriage associated with antiphospholipid antibody or lupus anticoagulant (Cochrane Protocol)
Timing and type of prenatal treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis (Cochrane Protocol)
Topically applied anaesthetics for treatment of perineal pain after childbirth (Cochrane Protocol)
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for pain relief in labour (Cochrane Protocol)
Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia (Cochrane Protocol)
Uterine muscle relaxant drugs for threatened miscarriage (Cochrane Protocol)
Vaccines for preventing neonatal tetanus (Cochrane Protocol)
Vaginal chlorhexidine during labour for preventing maternal and neonatal infections (excluding Group B Streptococcal and HIV) (Cochrane Protocol)
Vaginal chlorhexidine during labour to prevent neonatal group B streptococcal infection (Cochrane Protocol)
Vitamin C supplementation in pregnancy (Cochrane Protocol)
Vitamin E supplementation in pregnancy (Cochrane Protocol)
Vitamin supplementation for preventing miscarriage (Cochrane Protocol)

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