Table 3 Subgroup analysis: maternal and perinatal outcomes following outpatient vs. inpatient cervical priming with balloon catheters
From: Inpatient versus outpatient induction of labour: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Outcome | Studies | Outpatient events | Inpatient events | Estimate (95% CI) | I2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal and labour outcomes | |||||
Caesarean delivery | 4 | 27/224 (12.05%) | 41/194 (21.13%) | RR 0.56 (0.37, 0.85) | 0 |
Admission-to-delivery interval | 3 | NA | NA | MD − 370.86 min (− 722.54, − 19.19) | 41.50 |
Mean duration oxytocin infusion | 3 | N/A | N/A | 56.18 min (− 41.76, 154.11) | 0 |
Induction-to-delivery interval | 2 | NA | NA | −330.42 min (− 540.71, − 120.13) | 0 |
Neonatal outcomes | |||||
Neonatal intensive care unit admissions | 4 | 8/224 (3.57%) | 10/194 (5.15%) | RR 0.76 (0.30, 1.93) | 0 |
5-min Apgar score < 7 | 2 | 2/98 (2.04%) | 1/79 (1.27%) | RR 0.94 (0.11, 8.25) | 0 |
Meconium stained amniotic fluid | 2 | 12/98 (12.24%) | 12/79 (15.19%) | RR 0.81 (0.37, 1.78) | 0 |