Table 1 Clinical outcomes from the five identified systematic reviews
Outcome | Trial of Labour | Elective Repeat Caesarean |
|---|---|---|
Febrile Morbidity | ||
- Rosen [32,33] | 9.6/100 | 17.3/100 |
- Boulvain [19] | Not Separated | Not Separated |
- Mozurkewich [31] | 4.3/100 | 5.5/100 |
- Guise [25] | 8.6–9.7/100 | 6.6–6.8/100 |
- Dodd [30] | Not Reported | Not Reported |
Uterine Rupture/Dehiscence | ||
- Rosen [32,33] | 1.8/100 | 1.9/100 |
- Boulvain [19] | Not Separated | Not Separated |
- Mozurkewich [31] | 3.9/1000 | 1.6/1000 |
- Guise [25] | 2.7/1000 | Not Reported |
- Dodd [30] | 1.2/100 | 0 |
Low Apgar Score | ||
- Rosen [32,33] | 2.4/100 | 1.6/100 |
- Boulvain [19] | Not Separated | Not Separated |
- Mozurkewich [31] | 2.2/100 | 9/1000 |
- Guise [25] | Not Reported | Not Reported |
- Dodd [30] | 4.2/100 | 8/1000 |
Perinatal Death | ||
- Rosen [32,33] | 1.8/100 | 1/100 |
- Boulvain [19] | Not Separated | Not Separated |
- Mozurkewich [31] | 5.8/1000 | 3.4/1000 |
- Guise [25] | 1.3–9/1000 | 1/10 000–5/1000 |
- Dodd [30] | 7.7/1000 | 0 |
Maternal Death | ||
- Rosen [32,33] | 2.8/1000 | 2.4/10 000 |
- Boulvain [19] | Not Separated | Not Separated |
- Mozurkewich [31] | 0 | 0 |
- Guise [25] | Not Reported | Not Reported |
- Dodd [30] | 0 | 0 |