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Review: data are lacking on the effect of bed rest in women with singleton pregnancies who are at high risk of preterm birth

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.10.1.21

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    Sosa C, Althabe F, Belizán J, et al. Bed rest in singleton pregnancies for preventing preterm birth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004;(1):CD003581.

    
 
 Q In women with a singleton pregnancy who are at high risk of spontaneous preterm birth, what is the effect of bed rest in hospital or at home for preventing preterm birth?

    Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Obstetrics ★★★★★★☆ Obstetrics ★★★★★★☆

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    Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group trials register, Medline, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, LILACS, and POPLINE (all searched July 2003); the Cochrane Library (Issue 2, 2003); key journals; bibliographies of relevant papers; and conference proceedings.

    Embedded ImageStudy selection and assessment:

    randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi RCTs that assessed clinical outcomes in women at high risk of spontaneous preterm birth who were prescribed bed rest in hospital or at …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr F Althabe, Latin American Center for Perinatology and Human Development, Montevideo, Uruguay. althabef{at}clap.ops-oms.org

    • Source of funding: not stated.