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Elective repeat caesarean section versus induction of labour for women with a previous caesarean birth

Overview of attention for article published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews, July 2017
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Title
Elective repeat caesarean section versus induction of labour for women with a previous caesarean birth
Published in
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, July 2017
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd004906.pub5
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Authors

Jodie M Dodd, Caroline A Crowther, Rosalie M Grivell, Andrea R Deussen

Abstract

When a woman has had a previous caesarean birth and requires induction of labour for a subsequent pregnancy, two options are available for her care: an elective repeat caesarean and planned induction of labour. Although risks and benefits are associated with both elective repeat caesarean birth and planned induction of labour, current sources of information are limited to non-randomised cohort studies, and studies designed in this way have significant potential for bias. Consequently, any conclusions based on results of these studies are limited in their reliability and should be interpreted with caution. To assess, using the best available evidence, the benefits and harms of a policy of planned elective repeat caesarean section versus a policy of induction of labour for women with a previous caesarean birth who require induction of labour for a subsequent pregnancy. Primary outcomes include success of induction of labour, need for caesarean section, maternal and neonatal mortality, and maternal and neonatal morbidity. We searched the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Trials Register (31 May 2017) and planned to search reference lists of retrieved studies. Randomised controlled trials with reported data on comparison of outcomes in mothers and babies between women who planned an elective repeat caesarean section and women who planned induction of labour when a previous birth was performed by caesarean. Cluster trials and quasi-randomised trials were also eligible for inclusion. We would consider trials published only as abstracts if they provided enough information to meet review inclusion criteria. We performed no data extraction. For future updates, if randomised controlled trials are identified, two review authors will independently assess trials for inclusion and risk of bias, and will extract data and check extracted data for accuracy. Review authors will assess the quality of the evidence using the GRADE approach. Review authors identified no randomised controlled trials. Both planned elective repeat caesarean section and planned induction of labour for women with a prior caesarean birth are associated with benefits and harms. Evidence for these care practices has been drawn from non-randomised studies, which are associated with potential bias. Therefore, any results and conclusions presented must be interpreted with caution. Randomised controlled trials are required to provide the most reliable evidence regarding the benefits and harms of both planned elective repeat caesarean section and planned induction of labour for women with a previous caesarean birth.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Canada 1 <1%
Unknown 297 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 39 13%
Student > Master 32 11%
Researcher 26 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 23 8%
Student > Postgraduate 15 5%
Other 52 17%
Unknown 111 37%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 88 30%
Nursing and Health Professions 38 13%
Social Sciences 11 4%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 8 3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 2%
Other 20 7%
Unknown 128 43%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 32. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 September 2020.
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#1,240,509
of 25,461,852 outputs
Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#2,602
of 12,090 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#24,635
of 327,214 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#77
of 211 outputs
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