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Dear All
Here are the details of the Pregnancy and Childbirth Group's Module
submission, which will be published on The Cochrane Library, Issue 4,
2004,
on 18 October 2004. We have added: 10 new reviews; 5 new protocols; 4
substantially updated reviews; 4 non-substantively updated reviews; 1
non-substantively updated protocol. Ten reviews have had updated
searches
conducted but no new trials were found. Well done, and thank you, to
everybody who contributed to this Module.
Have a good weekend.
all the best
Sonja
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PCG total contribution to The Cochrane Library, Issue 3, 2004: 242
reviews
(includes 15 previously withdrawn) and 80 protocols
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A. NEW REVIEWS:
(1)Betamimetics for inhibiting preterm labour (Su Anotayanonth, Nim
Subhedar, Paul Garner, Jim Neilson, Sundeep Harigopal)
(2)Buccal or sublingual misoprostol for cervical ripening and
induction of
labour (Gibson Muzonzini, Justus Hofmeyr)
(3)Discontinuation of epidural analgesia late in labour for reducing
the
adverse delivery outcomes associated with epidural analgesia (Siranda
Torvaldsen, Christine Roberts, Jane Bell, Camille Raynes-Greenow)
(4)Early versus delayed umbilical cord clamping in preterm infants
(Heike
Rabe, Graham Reynolds, Jose Luis Diaz-Rossello)
(5)Fetal pulse oximetry for fetal assessment in labour (Chris East,
Fung
Yee Chan, Paul Colditz)
(6)Planned elective repeat caesarean section versus planned vaginal
birth
for women with a previous caesarean birth (Jodie Dodd, Caroline
Crowther,
Erasmus Huertas, Jeanne-Marie Guise, Dell Horey)
(7)Psychosocial and psychological interventions for preventing
postpartum
depression (Cindy-Lee Dennis, Debra Creedy)
(8)Techniques and materials for closure of the abdominal wall in
caesarean
section (Elizabeth Anderson, Simon Gates)
(9)Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia (Jodie
Dodd,
Mariana Dare, Philippa Middelton)
(10)Vaginal chlorhexidine during labour for preventing maternal and
neonatal infections (excluding Group B Streptococcal and HIV) (Pisake
Lumbiganon , Jadsada Thinkhamrop, Bandit Thinkhamrop, Jorge Tolosa)
B. REVIEWS SUBSTANTIALLY UPDATED:
(1)Antibiotic regimens for endometritis after delivery (Linda French,
Fiona
Smaill)
(2)Extra-abdominal versus intra-abdominal repair of the uterine
incision at
caesarean section (Donna Jacobs-Jokhan, Justus Hofmeyr)
(3)Interventions for promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy
(Judith
Lumely, Sandy Oliver, Catherine Chamberlain, Laura Oakley)
(4)Prophylactic intravenous preloading for regional analgesia in
labour
(Justus Hofmeyr, Allan Cyna, Philippa Middelton)
C. NEW PROTOCOLS:
(1)Antenatal administration of progesterone for preventing of
spontaneous
preterm birth (Robert Cincotta, Glen Gardener, Greg Duncombe, Vicki
Flenady, Jodie Dodd)
(2)Drugs at caesarean section for preventing nausea, vomiting and
aspiration pneumonitis (Shantini Paranjothy, Eugene Liu, Heather
Brown,
Jane Thomas)
(3)Induction of labour for improving birth outcomes for women at or
beyond
term (Metin Gulmezoglu, Caroline Crowther)
(4)Third trimester antiviral therapy for preventing recurrent genital
herpes at delivery (Lisa Hollier, George Wendel)
(5)Tocolysis for assisting delivery at caesarean section (Jodie Dodd,
Kym
Reid)
D. REVIEWS NON-SUBSTANTIALLY UPDATED
(1)Induction of labour for suspected fetal macrosomia (Olivier Irion,
Michel Boulvain)
(2)Creams for preventing stretch marks in pregnancy (Gavin Young,
David
Jewell)
(3)Pelvimetry for fetal cephalic presentations at or near term (Bob
Pattinson, El-Marie Farrell)
(4)Duration of treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy
(Jose Villar, Mariana Widmer, Mona Lydon-Rochelle, Metin Gülmezoglu,
Ariel
Roganti)
E. NON-SUBSTANTIVELY UPDATED PROTOCOL
(1)Interventions for ketosis during labour (Jocelyn Toohill, Barbara
Soong,
Vicki Flenady)
F. Reviews for which new search conducted but no new trials
identified:
(1) Bed rest in hospital for suspected impaired fetal growth (Lale
Say,
Metin Gulmezoglu, Justus Hofmeyr)
(2) Betamimetics for suspected impaired fetal growth (Lale Say, Metin
Gulmezoglu, Justus Hofmeyr)
(3) Calcium channel blockers for potential impaired fetal growth (Lale
Say,
Metin Gulmezoglu, Justus Hofmeyr)
(4) Hormones for suspected impaired fetal growth (Lale Say, Metin
Gulmezoglu, Justus Hofmeyr)
(5) Hydration for treatment of preterm labour (Catalin Stan, Michel
Boulvain, Pascale Hirsbrunner-Amagbaly, Riccardo Pfister)
(6) Maternal oxygen administration for suspected impaired fetal growth
(Lale Say, Metin Gulmezoglu, Justus Hofmeyr)
(7) Plasma volume expansion for suspected impaired fetal growth (Lale
Say,
Metin Gulmezoglu, Justus Hofmeyr)
(8) Techniques and materials for skin closure in caesarean section
(Fiona
Alderdice, Dan McKenna, Jim Dornan)
(9) Transcutaneous electrostimulation for suspected placental
insufficiency
(diagnosed by Doppler studies) (Lale Say, Metin Gulmezoglu, Justus
Hofmeyr)
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Sonja Henderson
Review Group Co-ordinator
Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group
Liverpool Women's Hospital NHS Trust
Crown Street
Liverpool
L8 7SS
UK
Tel: +44 151 7024066
Fax: +44 151 7024335
Email: [log in to unmask]
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