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- Interventions for reducing the risk of mother‐to‐child transmission of HIV infection
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Jan-2002
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- Interventions for supporting pregnant women's decision-making about mode of birth after a caesarean
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Jul-2013
Pregnant women who have previously had a caesarean birth and who have no contraindication for vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) may need to decide whether to choose between a repeat caesarean birth or to commence labour with the intention of achieving
- Interventions for suspected placenta praevia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Apr-2003
Because placenta praevia is implanted unusually low in the uterus, it may cause major, and/or repeated, antepartum haemorrhage. The traditional policy of care of women with symptomatic placenta praevia includes prolonged stay in hospital and delivery by c
- Interventions for treating constipation in pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Apr-2001
Constipation is a common problem in late pregnancy. Circulating progesterone may be the cause of slower gastrointestinal movement in mid and late pregnancy.
- Interventions for treating genital chlamydia trachomatis infection in pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Oct-1998
Chlamydia trachomatis is a sexually transmitted infection. Mother-to-child transmission can occur at the time of birth and may result in ophthalmia neonatorum or pneumonitis in the newborn.
- Interventions for treating peripartum cardiomyopathy to improve outcomes for women and babies
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Jul-2010
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM or PCMO) is a rare disease of unknown etiology, characterised by an acute onset of heart failure in women in the late stage of pregnancy or in the early months postpartum.
- Interventions for treating placental abruption
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jan-2003
Placental abruption is an important cause of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity.
- Interventions for trichomoniasis in pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-May-2011
Vaginitis due to Trichomonas vaginalis is one of the most common of sexually transmitted diseases. Trichomoniasis affects women during pregnancy as well but it is not clearly established whether it causes preterm birth and other pregnancy complications.
- Interventions for tubal ectopic pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Jan-2007
Treatment options for tubal ectopic pregnancy are; (1) surgery, e.g. salpingectomy or salpingo(s)tomy, either performed laparoscopically or by open surgery; (2) medical treatment, with a variety of drugs, that can be administered systemically and/or local
- Interventions for varicose veins and leg oedema in pregnancy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Oct-2015
Pregnancy is presumed to be a major contributory factor in the increased incidence of varicose veins in women, which can in turn lead to venous insufficiency and leg oedema. The most common symptom of varicose veins and oedema is the substantial pain expe
- Interventions in the workplace to support breastfeeding for women in employment
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Oct-2012
In recent years there has been a rise in the participation rate of women in employment. Some may become pregnant while in employment and subsequently deliver their babies. Most may decide to return early to work after giving birth for various reasons. Unl
- Intra‐amniotic surfactant for women at risk of preterm birth for preventing respiratory distress in newborns
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Jan-2010
Early surfactant reduces mortality and pulmonary complications in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome. However, current surfactant administration strategies require endotracheal intubation with or without continued mechanical ventilation. B
- Intracervical prostaglandins for induction of labour
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Feb-2008
Prostaglandins have been used for cervical ripening and induction of labour since the 1970s. The goal of the administration of prostaglandins in the process of induction of labour is to achieve cervical ripening before the onset of contractions. One of th
- Intracutaneous or subcutaneous sterile water injection compared with blinded controls for pain management in labour
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Sep-2012
Intracutaneous or subcutaneous injection of sterile water is rapidly gaining popularity as a method of pain relief in labour and it is therefore essential that it is properly evaluated. Adequate analgesia in labour is important to women worldwide. Sterile
- Intra‐cytoplasmic sperm injection versus conventional techniques for oocyte insemination during in vitro fertilisation in couples with non‐male subfertility
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 22-Apr-2003
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) as treatment for male factor subfertility is associated with lower fertilisation and pregnancy rates than for other indications. Since the late 1980s several assisted fertilisation techniques have emerged and have been rapidly
- Intramuscular penicillin for the prevention of early onset group B streptococcal infection in newborn infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Mar-2012
Early-onset group B streptococcal disease (EOGBSD) is the most frequent cause of serious infection in the newborn period. Current strategies used to prevent EOGBSD are focused upon maternal antibiotic prophylaxis to reduce transmission of GBS to the infan
- Intrapartum antibiotics for known maternal Group B streptococcal colonization
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Jun-2014
Maternal colonization with group B streptococcus (GBS) during pregnancy increases the risk of neonatal infection by vertical transmission. Administration of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) during labor has been associated with a reduction in earl
- Intrapartum fetal scalp lactate sampling for fetal assessment in the presence of a non‐reassuring fetal heart rate trace
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-May-2015
Fetal scalp blood sampling for lactate estimation may be considered following identification of an abnormal or non-reassuring fetal heart rate pattern. The smaller volume of blood required for this test, compared with the more traditional pH estimation, m
- Intrapartum interventions for preventing shoulder dystocia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Jul-2009
The early management of shoulder dystocia involves the administration of various manoeuvres which aim to relieve the dystocia by manipulating the fetal shoulders and increasing the functional size of the maternal pelvis.
- Intra‐uterine insemination for unexplained subfertility
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Mar-2020
Intra-uterine insemination (IUI) is a widely-used fertility treatment for couples with unexplained subfertility. Although IUI is less invasive and less expensive than in vitro fertilisation (IVF), the safety of IUI in combination with ovarian hyperstimula
