Table 15 Impact of a fetal surveillance unit on stillbirth and perinatal outcomes
From: Reducing stillbirths: screening and monitoring during pregnancy and labour
Source | Location and Type of Study | Intervention | Stillbirths/Perinatal Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
Reviews and meta-analyses | |||
Kröner et al. 2001 [135] | UK. Cochrane review. 1 RCT included (N = 54 women). | Compared the impact on perinatal mortality of antenatal day care units (intervention) vs. inpatient care (controls) for women with complicated pregnancy. | PMR: OR not estimable. [0/30 vs. 0/24 in intervention and control groups, respectively]. |
Intervention studies | |||
Menzies et al. 2007 [138] | Canada. Tertiary perinatal unit. Before-after design. Pregnant women (N = 700) admitted to hospital with pre-eclampsia. | Compared the impact after (intervention) and before (controls) introducing standardised assessment and surveillance for pre-eclampsia. | SBR: OR = 1.47 (95% CI: 0.50–4.34, P = 0.602) [NS] 10/405 vs. 5/295 in the intervention and control groups, respectively. |
Soothill et al. 1991 [134] | UK (London). Kings College. Before-after design. Pregnancies (N = 2666). | Compared the number and length of antenatal admissions for 6 months before compared to 5 months after the opening of a fetal surveillance unit. | SB: 6/1294 vs. 8/1372 in before and after periods, respectively; (P = 0.336) [NS] |