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Abdominal decompression for suspected fetal compromise/pre-eclampsia
Abdominal decompression in normal pregnancy
Abdominal surgical incisions for caesarean section
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Absorbable staples for uterine incision at caesarean section
Absorbable synthetic versus catgut suture material for perineal repair
Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour (title stage)
Active versus expectant management in the third stage of labour
Active versus expectant management of labour for women who have had a previous caesarean section (title stage)
Updated
Acupuncture for induction of labour
Advice to abstain from alcohol during pregnancy for improving pregnancy outcomes (title stage)
Advice to alter dietary salt for the treatment of hypertension during pregnancy, and of pre-eclampsia and its complications (title stage)
Aerobic exercise for women during pregnancy
Alernative versus standard packages of antenatal care for low-risk pregnancy
Altered dietary salt for preventing pre-eclampsia, and its complications
Alternative magnesium sulphate regimens for women with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (title stage)
Alternative positions for the baby during the third stage of labour (title stage)
New
Alternative strategies for diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus to improve maternal and infant health (protocol stage)
Ambulatory versus conventional methods for monitoring blood pressure during pregnancy
Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling for prenatal diagnosis
Amnioinfusion for meconium-stained liquor in labour
Amnioinfusion for potential or suspected umbilical cord compression in labour
Amnioinfusion for preterm rupture of membranes
Amniotic fluid index versus single deepest vertical pocket as a screening test for preventing adverse pregnancy outcome (protocol stage)
Amniotomy alone for induction of labour
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Amniotomy for shortening spontaneous labour
Amniotomy for shortening spontaneous labour
Amniotomy plus intravenous oxytocin for induction of labour
Analgesia for relief of pain due to uterine cramping/involution after birth (protocol stage)
Antenatal breast examination for promoting breastfeeding (protocol stage)
Antenatal breastfeeding education for increasing breastfeeding duration (protocol stage)
Antenatal corticosteroids for accelerating fetal lung maturation for women at risk of preterm birth
Antenatal day care units versus hospital admission for women with complicated pregnancy
Antenatal education for self-diagnosis of the onset of active labour at term
Antenatal interventions for fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
New
Antenatal lower genital tract infection screening and treatment programs for preventing preterm delivery
Antenatal perineal massage for reducing perineal trauma
Antenatal phenobarbital for reducing neonatal jaundice after red cell isoimmunization
Antenatal psychosocial assessment for reducing perinatal mental health morbidity (protocol stage)
Antenatal screening for Down's Syndrome (title stage)
Anti-D administration after childbirth for preventing Rhesus alloimmunisation
Anti-D administration in pregnancy for preventing Rhesus alloimmunisation
Antibiotic prophylaxis for cesarean section
Antibiotic prophylaxis for fourth-degree perineal tear during vaginal birth
Antibiotic prophylaxis for operative vaginal delivery
Antibiotic prophylaxis regimens and drugs for cesarean section
Antibiotic regimens for endometritis after delivery
Antibiotic regimens for management of intraamniotic infection
Antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy
Antibiotics for gonorrhoea in pregnancy
Antibiotics for mastitis in breastfeeding women (protocol stage)
Antibiotics for meconium-stained amniotic fluid in labour (title stage)
Antibiotics for prelabour rupture of membranes at or near term
Antibiotics for preterm rupture of membranes
Antibiotics for preventing hypertensive diseases in pregnancy (protocol stage)
Antibiotics for syphilis diagnosed during pregnancy
Antibiotics for treating bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy
Antibiotics for ureaplasma in the vagina in pregnancy
Anticoagulant therapy for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in pregnancy (title stage)
Antihistamines versus aspirin for itching in late pregnancy
Antihypertensive drug therapy for mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy
Antioxidants for preventing pre-eclampsia
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Antiplatelet agents for preventing and treating pre-eclampsia
Antiplatelet agents for preventing pre-eclampsia and its complications
Antithrombotic therapy for improving maternal or infant health outcomes in women considered at risk of placental dysfunction (protocol stage)
Aspirin or anticoagulants for the treatment of recurrent miscarriage in women without antiphospholipid syndrome
Bed rest during pregnancy for preventing miscarriage
Bed rest in hospital for suspected impaired fetal growth
Bed rest in singleton pregnancies for preventing preterm birth
Bed rest with or without hospitalisation for hypertension during pregnancy
Betamimetics for inhibiting preterm labour
Betamimetics for suspected impaired fetal growth
Biochemical tests of placental function for assessment in pregnancy
Biofeedback for pain during labour (protocol stage)
Biophysical profile for fetal assessment in high risk pregnancies
Breast stimulation for cervical ripening and induction of labour
Breast stimulation for reducing blood loss in the third stage of labour (title stage)
Buccal or sublingual misoprostol for cervical ripening and induction of labour
Caesarean delivery for the second twin
Caesarean section for non-medical reasons at term
Caesarean section versus vaginal delivery for preventing mother to infant hepatitis C virus transmission
Calcium channel blockers for inhibiting preterm labour
Calcium channel blockers for potential impaired fetal growth
New
Calcium supplementation (other than for preventing or treating hypertension) for improving pregnancy and infant outcomes (protocol stage)
Calcium supplementation during pregnancy for preventing hypertensive disorders and related problems
Calcium supplementation for treating pre-eclampsia (title stage)
Cardiotocography for antepartum fetal assessment
Cardiotocography versus intermittent auscultation of fetal heart on admission to labour ward for assessment of fetal wellbeing (protocol stage)
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Caregiver support for postpartum depression
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Caregiver support for women during childbirth
Castor oil, bath and/or enema for cervical priming and induction of labour
Cell-free fetal DNA for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of gender (title stage)
Cephalic version by moxibustion for breech presentation
Cephalic version by postural management for breech presentation
Cervical assessment by ultrasound for preventing preterm delivery (title stage)
Cervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing pregnancy loss in women
Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of pre-eclampsia
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Chorion villus sampling versus amniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis
Closure versus non-closure of the peritoneum at caesarean section
Combination of tocolytic agents for inhibiting preterm labour (protocol stage)
Combined spinal-epidural versus epidural analgesia in labour
Combined spinal-epidural versus spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section (title stage)
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Commercial hospital discharge packs for breastfeeding women
Community based interventions for preventing maternal morbidity and mortality (title stage)
Complementary and alternative therapies for pain management in labour
Conservative management of symptomatic and/or complicated haemorrhoids in pregnancy and the puerperium
Continuity of caregivers for care during pregnancy and childbirth
Continuous cardiotocography (CTG) as a form of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) for fetal assessment during labour
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Continuous electronic heart rate monitoring for fetal assessment during labor
Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion versus multiple daily injections of insulin for pregnant women with diabetes
Continuous support for women during childbirth
Continuous versus interrupted sutures for repair of episiotomy or second degree tears
Continuous versus pulsatile oxytocin for shortening labour (title stage)
Corticosteroids for cervical ripening and induction of labour
Corticosteroids for HELLP syndrome in pregnancy
Corticosteroids for preventing neonatal respiratory morbidity after elective caesarean section at term (protocol stage)
Creams for preventing stretch marks in pregnancy
Critical incident audit and feedback to improve perinatal and maternal mortality and morbidity
Cyclo-oxygenase (COX) inhibitors for preventing preterm labour (title stage)
Cyclo-oxygenase (COX) inhibitors for treating preterm labour
Diet or exercise, or both, for weight reduction in women after childbirth
New
Dietary advice in pregnancy for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus
Dietary interventions for lowering cholesterol during pregnancy (title stage)
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Dietary regulation for 'gestational diabetes'
Different antibiotic regimens for treating asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy (title stage)
Different corticosteroids and regimens for accelerating fetal lung maturation for women at risk of preterm birth (protocol stage)
Different techniques of blood glucose monitoring in women with gestational diabetes for improving maternal and infant health (title stage)
Different timing and methods of communication for reporting results of amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (title stage)
Discontinuation of epidural analgesia late in labour for reducing the adverse delivery outcomes associated with epidural analgesia
Diuretics for preventing pre-eclampsia
Doppler ultrasound for fetal assessment in high risk pregnancies
Drugs for perineal pain after childbirth (title stage)
Drugs for treatment of very high blood pressure during pregnancy
Duration of treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy
Early additional food and fluids for healthy breastfed full-term infants (protocol stage)
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Early amniocentesis versus transabdominal chorion villus sampling for prenatal diagnosis
Early amniotomy and early oxytocin for delay in first stage spontaneous labor compared with routine care (protocol stage)
Early compared with delayed oral fluids and food after caesarean section
Early delivery versus expectant management for monoamniotic twins (title stage)
Early postnatal discharge from hospital for healthy mothers and term infants
Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants
Early versus delayed umbilical cord clamping in preterm infants
Early versus late initiation of epidural analgesia for labour (title stage)
Effect of partogram use on outcomes for women in spontaneous labour at term (protocol stage)
New
Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping of term infants on maternal and neonatal outcomes
Effectiveness and safety of preventive oral iron or iron+folic acid supplementation for women during pregnancy
Effects of interventions for helminthic infections in pregnancy (protocol stage)
Elective caesarean section versus expectant management for delivery of the small baby
Elective delivery for fetal gastroschisis (title stage)
Elective delivery in diabetic pregnant women
Elective delivery of women with a twin pregnancy from 37 weeks' gestation
Elective repeat caesarean section versus induction of labour for women with a previous caesarean birth
Enemas during labour
Energy and protein intake in pregnancy
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Energy/protein restriction for high weight-for-height or weight gain during pregnancy
Epidural versus non-epidural or no analgesia in labour
Episiotomy for vaginal birth
Exercise for diabetic pregnant women
Exercise or other physical activity for preventing pre-eclampsia and its complications
Expectant care versus surgical treatment for miscarriage
Expedited versus conservative approaches for vaginal delivery in breech presentation
External cephalic version for breech presentation at term
External cephalic version for breech presentation before term
Extra-abdominal versus intra-abdominal repair of the uterine incision at caesarean section
Extra-amniotic prostaglandin for induction of labour
Fetal electrocardiogram (ECG) for fetal monitoring during labour
Fetal fibronectin testing for reducing the risk of preterm birth (protocol stage)
Fetal manipulation for facilitating tests of fetal wellbeing
Fetal movement counting for assessment of fetal wellbeing
Fetal pulse oximetry for fetal assessment in labour
Fetal vibroacoustic stimulation for facilitation of tests of fetal wellbeing
Folate supplementation in pregnancy (protocol stage)
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Folate supplementation in pregnancy
Fundal pressure for shortening the second stage of labour (protocol stage)
Fundal pressure versus controlled cord traction as part of the active management of the third stage of labour
Garlic for preventing pre-eclampsia and its complications
Giving women their own case notes to carry during pregnancy
Group antenatal care for pregnant women (title stage)
Hands and knees posture in late pregnancy or labour for fetal malposition (lateral or posterior)
Heparin for pregnant women with acquired or inherited thrombophilias
High dose versus low dose oxytocin for augmentation of labour (title stage)
High feedback versus low feedback of routine prenatal ultrasound for improving outcomes (title stage)
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High protein supplementation in pregnancy
Home uterine monitoring for detecting preterm labour (protocol stage)
Home versus hospital birth
Home versus hospital care in glucose monitoring of gestational diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance during pregnancy (title stage)
Home visits during pregnancy and after birth for women with an alcohol or drug problem
Home-like versus conventional institutional settings for birth
Homoeopathy for induction of labour
Hormones for suspected impaired fetal growth
Hospitalisation and bed rest for multiple pregnancy
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Human chorionic gonadotrophin for recurrent miscarriage
Human chorionic gonadotrophin for threatened miscarriage (title stage)
Hyaluronidase for cervical ripening and induction of labour
Hydration for treatment of preterm labour
Hypnosis during pregnancy and childbirth for preventing postnatal depression (title stage)
Hypnosis for hypertension in pregnancy (title stage)
Hypnosis for induction of labour (title stage)
Hypnosis for preventing preterm labour (title stage)
Immersion in water in pregnancy, labour and birth
Immunotherapy for recurrent miscarriage
Individual or group antenatal education for childbirth or parenthood, or both
Induction of labour for improving birth outcomes for women at or beyond term
Induction of labour for multiparous women with intact membranes (title stage)
Induction of labour for multiparous women with ruptured membranes (title stage)
Induction of labour for primiparous women with intact membranes (title stage)
Induction of labour for primiparous women with ruptured membranes (title stage)
Induction of labour for suspected fetal macrosomia
Induction of labour for women with a previous caesarean section (protocol stage)
Induction of labour for women with a previous caesarean section and intact membranes (title stage)
Induction of labour for women with a previous caesarean section and ruptured membranes (title stage)
Indwelling bladder catheterisation as part of postoperative care for caesarean section (protocol stage)
Instruments for assisted vaginal delivery (protocol stage)
Instruments for chorionic villus sampling for prenatal diagnosis
Intermittent fetal monitoring for auscultation of fetal heart rate in normal labour (title stage)
Interventionist versus expectant care for severe pre-eclampsia before term
Interventions (other than pharmacological, psychosocial or psychological) for treating antenatal depression (protocol stage)
Interventions at caesarean section for reducing aspiration pneumonitis (protocol stage)
New
Interventions for heartburn in pregnancy (protocol stage)
Interventions for hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy (title stage)
Interventions for ketosis during labour (protocol stage)
Interventions for leg cramps in pregnancy
Interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy (title stage)
Interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy
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Interventions for preventing and treating nipple pain in breastfeeding mothers (protocol stage)
Interventions for preventing and treating pelvic and back pain in pregnancy
New
Interventions for preventing excessive weight gain during pregnancy (protocol stage)
Interventions for preventing mastitis after childbirth (title stage)
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Interventions for preventing or improving the outcome of delivery at or beyond term
Interventions for preventing pre-eclampsia and its consequences: generic protocol (protocol stage)
Interventions for preventing the transmission and perinatal morbidity of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection passed from the mother to fetus during pregnancy (title stage)
Interventions for promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy
Interventions for promoting the initiation of breastfeeding
Interventions for reducing nausea and vomiting at caesarean section (title stage)
Interventions for suspected placenta praevia
Interventions for the treatment of asthma in pregnancy (title stage)
Interventions for the treatment of twin-twin transfusion syndrome
Interventions for treating cholestasis in pregnancy
Interventions for treating constipation in pregnancy
Interventions for treating genital chlamydia trachomatis infection in pregnancy
Interventions for treating hyperemesis gravidarum (title stage)
Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women (title stage)
Interventions for treating painful sickle cell crisis during pregnancy (protocol stage)
Interventions for treating placental abruption
Interventions for trichomoniasis in pregnancy
Interventions for varicose veins and leg oedema in pregnancy
Interventions in subsequent pregnancies following obstetric anal sphincter injury (title stage)
Interventions in the workplace to support breastfeeding for women in employment
Interventions other than antibiotics after preterm PROM (title stage)
Interventions to help external cephalic version for breech presentation at term
Intracervical prostaglandins for induction of labour
Intracutaneous sterile water injection for relieving pain in labour (title stage)
Intramuscular versus intravenous anti-D administration for preventing Rhesus alloimmunisation during pregnancy (title stage)
Intrapartum antibiotics for Group B streptococcal colonisation
Intrapartum fetal scalp lactate sampling for fetal assessment in the presence of a non-reassuring fetal heart rate trace (protocol stage)
Intrapartum interventions for preventing shoulder dystocia
Intravenous fluids for women in labour (title stage)
Intravenous oxytocin alone for cervical ripening and induction of labour
Intravenous prostaglandin for induction of labour
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Iron and folate supplementation in pregnancy
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Iron supplementation in pregnancy
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Isocaloric balanced protein supplementation in pregnancy
Labour assessment programs to delay admission to labour wards
Laparoscopic surgery for presumed benign ovarian tumor during pregnancy
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Lateral tilt for caesarean section
Local anaesthesia for amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (title stage)
Local anaesthetic wound infiltration and abdominal nerves block during caesarean section for postoperative pain relief (protocol stage)
Local antiseptic application for perineal repair after childbirth (title stage)
Local cooling for relieving pain from perineal trauma sustained during childbirth
Low-dose dopamine for women with severe pre-eclampsia
Magnesium maintenance therapy for preventing preterm birth after threatened preterm labour
Magnesium sulphate and other anticonvulsants for women with pre-eclampsia
Magnesium sulphate for preventing preterm birth in threatened preterm labour
Magnesium sulphate for women at risk of preterm birth for neuroprotection of the fetus
Magnesium sulphate for women with prolonged rupture of membranes or chorioamnionitis for neuroprotection of the term fetus (title stage)
Magnesium sulphate versus diazepam for eclampsia
Magnesium sulphate versus lytic cocktail for eclampsia
Magnesium sulphate versus phenytoin for eclampsia
Magnesium supplementation in pregnancy
Maintenance therapy with calcium channel blockers for preventing preterm birth after threatened preterm labour
Maintenance therapy with oxytocin antagonists for inhibiting preterm birth after threatened preterm labour (protocol stage)
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Manual removal of placenta at caesarean section
Marine oil, and other prostaglandin precursor, supplementation for pregnancy uncomplicated by pre-eclampsia or intrauterine growth restriction
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Maternal antigen avoidance during lactation for preventing atopic disease in infants of women at high risk
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Maternal antigen avoidance during lactation for preventing atopic eczema in infants
Maternal dietary antigen avoidance during pregnancy or lactation, or both, for preventing or treating atopic disease in the child
Maternal glucose administration for facilitating tests of fetal wellbeing
Maternal hydration for increasing amniotic fluid volume in oligohydramnios and normal amniotic fluid volume
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Maternal iodine supplements in areas of deficiency
Updated
Maternal nutrient supplementation for suspected impaired fetal growth
Maternal oxygen administration for fetal distress
Maternal oxygen administration for suspected impaired fetal growth
Maternal positions and mobility during first stage labour (protocol stage)
Maternity waiting facilities for improving maternal and neonatal outcome in low-resource countries (protocol stage)
Mechanical methods for induction of labour
Medical treatment for early fetal death (less than 24 weeks)
Medical treatments for incomplete miscarriage (less than 24 weeks) (title stage)
Medications for increasing milk supply in mothers expressing breastmilk for their hospitalised infants (protocol stage)
Membrane sweeping for induction of labour
Methods for cervical ripening and labour induction in late pregnancy: generic protocol (protocol stage)
Methods of delivering the placenta at caesarean section (protocol stage)
Methods of milk expression for lactating women (protocol stage)
Methods of repair for obstetric anal sphincter injury
Midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women (protocol stage)
Mifepristone for induction of labour
Mind-body interventions during pregnancy for preventing or treating women's anxiety and other perinatal outcomes (title stage)
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 (protocol stage)
Misoprostol for third stage of labour and maternal mortality (title stage)
Modifications of maternal caffeine intake for improving pregnancy outcome (protocol stage)
Morning versus evening induction of labour for improving outcomes (title stage)
Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy
Music during caesarean section under regional anesthesia for improving maternal and infant outcomes (protocol stage)
Near-infrared spectroscopy for fetal assessment during labour
Nitric oxide donors for cervical ripening and induction of labour (protocol stage)
Nitric oxide donors for the treatment of preterm labour
Nitric oxide for preventing pre-eclampsia and its complications
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Nutritional advice in pregnancy
Oestrogen supplementation, mainly diethylstilbestrol, for preventing miscarriages and other adverse pregnancy outcomes
Oestrogens alone or with amniotomy for cervical ripening or induction of labour
Oestrogens and progestins for preventing and treating postpartum depression
Operative versus conservative management for 'fetal distress' in labour
Optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding
Oral beta-blockers for mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy
Oral betamimetics for maintenance therapy after threatened preterm labour
Oral hypoglycaemic agents for pregnant women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (title stage)
Oral hypoglycaemics for treatment of diabetes mellitus in pregnancy (title stage)
Oral misoprostol for induction of labour
Oral prostaglandin E2 for induction of labour
Outpatient versus inpatient induction of labour for improving birth outcomes (title stage)
Oxytocin agonists for preventing postpartum haemorrhage
Oxytocin bolus versus continuous infusion for reducing blood loss in the third stage of labour (title stage)
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Oxytocin for prelabour rupture of membranes at or near term
Oxytocin receptor antagonists for inhibiting preterm labour
New
Oxytocin versus placebo or no treatment for slow progress in the first stage of spontaneous labour (protocol stage)
Pacifier use versus no pacifier use in breastfeeding term infants for increasing duration of breastfeeding (title stage)
Package of care for active management in labour for reducing caesarean section rates in low-risk women (protocol stage)
Parenteral opioids for maternal pain relief in labour (title stage)
Pelvimetry for fetal cephalic presentations at or near term
Periconceptional supplementation with folate and/or multivitamins for preventing neural tube defects
Perineal dilators in second stage of labour (title stage)
Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma (protocol stage)
Piracetam for fetal distress in labour
Placental cord drainage after spontaneous vaginal delivery as part of the management of the third stage of labour
Planned caesarean section for term breech delivery
Planned caesarean section for women with a twin pregnancy (protocol stage)
Planned early birth versus expectant management (waiting) for prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks or more)
Planned early birth versus expectant management for women with preterm prelabour rupture of membranes prior to 37 weeks' gestation for improving pregnancy outcome (protocol stage)
Planned elective repeat caesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for women with a previous caesarean birth
Plasma volume expansion for suspected impaired fetal growth
Plasma volume expansion for treatment of pre-eclampsia
Pneumococcal vaccination during pregnancy for preventing infant infection
Position during caesarean section for improving outcomes (title stage)
Position in the second stage of labour for women with epidural anaesthesia (title stage)
Position in the second stage of labour for women without epidural anaesthesia
Postnatal parental education for optimizing family health (protocol stage)
Postpartum antibiotics for intrapartum chorioamnionitis (title stage)
Postpartum rubella vaccination for sero-negative women (title stage)
Pre-pregnancy counselling for improving pregnancy outcomes (title stage)
Preconception and antenatal screening for the fragile site on the X-chromosome
Prenatal administration of progesterone for preventing preterm birth
Prenatal education for congenital toxoplasmosis (protocol stage)
Prepregnancy counselling for diabetic women for improving pregnancy outcomes (title stage)
Prevention and treatment of postpartum hypertension
Prevention of recurrent miscarriage for women with antiphospholipid antibody or lupus anticoagulant
Probiotics for preventing preterm labour
Progestational agents for treating threatened or established preterm labour (protocol stage)
Progesterone for preventing pre-eclampsia and its complications
Updated
Progestogen for preventing miscarriage
Progestogen for treating threatened miscarriage
Prophylactic antibiotic administration in pregnancy to prevent infectious morbidity and mortality
Prophylactic antibiotics for inhibiting preterm labour with intact membranes
Prophylactic antibiotics for manual removal of retained placenta in vaginal birth
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Prophylactic corticosteroids for preterm birth
Prophylactic ergometrine-oxytocin versus oxytocin for the third stage of labour
Prophylactic intravenous preloading for regional analgesia in labour
Prophylactic oral betamimetics for preventing preterm labour in singleton pregnancies
Prophylactic oral betamimetics for reducing preterm birth in women with a twin pregnancy
Prophylactic oxytocin for the third stage of labour
Prophylactic use of ergot alkaloids in the third stage of labour
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Prophylactic versus selective blood transfusion for sickle cell anaemia during pregnancy
Prophylactic versus therapeutic amnioinfusion for oligohydramnios in labour
Prophylaxis for venous thromboembolic disease in pregnancy and the early postnatal period
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Prostaglandins for prelabour rupture of membranes at or near term
Prostaglandins for preventing postpartum haemorrhage
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Prostaglandins versus oxytocin for prelabour rupture of membranes at or near term
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Prostaglandins versus oxytocin for prelabour rupture of membranes at term
Psychological and/or educational interventions for reducing prenatal alcohol consumption in pregnant women and women planning pregnancy (protocol stage)
Psychosocial and psychological interventions for preventing postpartum depression
Psychosocial and psychological interventions for treating antenatal depression
Psychosocial, psychological and pharmacological interventions for treating antenatal anxiety (title stage)
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) supplementation in pregnancy
Rapid versus stepwise negative pressure application for vacuum extraction assisted vaginal delivery (protocol stage)
Rectal analgesia for pain from perineal trauma following childbirth
Rectal analgesia for pain relief after caesarean section (protocol stage)
Reduced salt intake compared to normal dietary salt, or high intake, in pregnancy
Reduction of the number of fetuses for women with triplet and higher order multiple pregnancies
New
Regimens of fetal surveillance for impaired fetal growth (protocol stage)
Regional versus general anaesthesia for caesarean section
Relaxation therapy for preventing and treating preterm labour (title stage)
Relaxin for cervical ripening and induction of labour
Repeat digital cervical assessment in pregnancy for identifying women at risk of preterm labour (protocol stage)
Repeat doses of prenatal corticosteroids for women at risk of preterm birth for preventing neonatal respiratory disease
Rest during pregnancy for preventing pre-eclampsia and its complications in women with normal blood pressure
Restricting oral fluid and food intake during labour (protocol stage)
Risk scoring systems for predicting preterm birth with the aim of reducing associated adverse outcomes (protocol stage)
Routine Doppler ultrasound in pregnancy
Routine manual exploration of the uterus following delivery for improving outcomes (title stage)
Updated
Routine perineal shaving on admission in labour
Routine prophylactic drugs in normal labour for reducing gastric aspiration and its effects
Routine ultrasound in late pregnancy (after 24 weeks' gestation)
Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus for improving maternal and infant health (title stage)
Self blood pressure monitoring versus conventional or ambulatory blood pressure monitoring during pregnancy (title stage)
Separate care for new mother and infant versus rooming-in for increasing the duration of breastfeeding (protocol stage)
Sexual intercourse for cervical ripening and induction of labour
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Single versus two layer suturing for closing the uterine incision at Caesarean section
Skin preparation for preventing infection during caesarean section (title stage)
Social and lifestyle interventions for preventing low birthweight in South Asians (protocol stage)
Soft versus rigid vacuum extractor cups for assisted vaginal delivery
Specialised antenatal clinics for women with a multiple pregnancy for improving maternal and infant outcomes
Specialised antenatal clinics for women with a pregnancy at high risk of preterm birth (excluding multiple pregnancy) to improve maternal and infant outcomes (protocol stage)
Spinal versus epidural anaesthesia for caesarean section
Support during pregnancy for women at increased risk of low birthweight babies
Support for breastfeeding mothers
Support for mothers, fathers and families after perinatal death
Surgical procedures to evacuate incomplete miscarriage
Surgical techniques involving the uterus at the time of caesarean section (protocol stage)
Symphysial fundal height measurement (SFH) in pregnancy for detecting abnormal fetal growth (title stage)
Symphysiotomy for feto-pelvic disproportion (protocol stage)
Symphysis-fundal height measurement in pregnancy
Technique modifications for reducing the risks from amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (title stage)
Techniques and materials for closure of the abdominal wall in caesarean section
Techniques and materials for skin closure in caesarean section
Techniques for caesarean section
Techniques for preventing hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section
New
Techniques of intrauterine fetal transfusion for women with red-cell isoimmunisation for improving health outcomes (protocol stage)
Techniques of monitoring blood glucose during pregnancy for women with pre-existing diabetes (title stage)
Terbutaline pump maintenance therapy after threatened preterm labor for preventing preterm birth
Updated
Therapeutic ultrasound for postpartum perineal pain and dyspareunia
Third trimester antiviral prophylaxis for preventing maternal genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) recurrences and neonatal infection
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone added to corticosteroids for women at risk of preterm birth for preventing neonatal respiratory disease
Tight versus very tight control of mild-moderate pre-existing or non-proteinuric gestational hypertension for improving outcomes (protocol stage)
Timing of prophylactic oxytocics for the third stage of labour after vaginal birth (protocol stage)
Tocolysis for assisting delivery at caesarean section
Tocolysis for preventing fetal distress in second stage of labour
Tocolysis for reducing risks from amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (title stage)
New
Tocolytics for preterm premature rupture of membranes (protocol stage)
Tocolytics for suspected intrapartum fetal distress
Topical treatment for vaginal candidiasis (thrush) in pregnancy
Topical umbilical cord care at birth
Topically applied anaesthetics for treating perineal pain after childbirth
Traditional birth attendant training for improving health behaviours and pregnancy outcomes
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for pain relief in labour (title stage)
Transcutaneous electrostimulation for suspected placental insufficiency (diagnosed by Doppler studies)
Treatment for primary postpartum haemorrhage
Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia