Study Type | Technology/Intervention | Population | Benefits | Adverse Effects |
RCT [12] | Simulation | 10 Nurse in Control Group and 18 in Intervention | Increase Student Confidence in shoulder dystocia and PPH | No |
Prospective Interventional Study [13] | ALSO Training | Deliveries of 510 women before Training and 505 after the Training | Incidence of PPH significantly reduced and performance of staff significantly improved | No |
Descriptive Study (Survey) [14] | Interventional Radiology | 226 Obstetric Units in the UK | May work in the management of Maternal Hemorrhage | Not Reported |
Systematic Review [15] | Ambulatory Monitoring of Blood Pressure | No RCT Found | May work better in Monitoring of Blood Pressure | Not Reported (Insufficient Data) |
Descriptive Study (Cross Sectional survey) [16] | Information for Decision Making | 146 Women | Help in the development of decision support tools and in improving maternity care | No |
Systematic Review [17] | Antenatal Education | 9 RCTs with 2284 women | Build women confidence and prepare her for birth | No |
Systematic Review [18] | Vacuum Extraction | 10 RCTs | Significantly less maternal trauma, Caesarean Section and severe maternal injuries | Retinal hemorrhage |
RCT [19] | Uterine Massage | 1964 Women | No significant differences in Blood Loss; Less effective than oxytocin | No |
Multicenter RCT [20] | Uterine Massage | 2340 Women | No significant differences in Blood Loss; Less effective than oxytocin | No |
Systematic Review [21] | Immersion in Water | 8 RCTs with 2939 Women | use of epidural, spinal, and paracervical analgesia was significantly decreased; Significantly less pain | No with a hint of Insufficient Data |
Systematic Review [22] | Exercise for preventing preeclampsia | 2 small, good quality trials with 45 women | No effects were found (Insufficient Data) | Insufficient Data) |
Systematic Review [23] | Elective Delivery in Diabetic Women | 1 RCT with 200 insulin-requiring diabetic women | The risk of caesarean section was nearly same and risk of macrosomia was decreased | No |
Systematic Review [24] | Mechanical Methods | 71 RCTs with 9722 women | Reduced the risk of hyperstimulation when compared with vaginal prostaglandins; Reduced the risk of caesarean section when compared with oxytocin | Limited data available on the risk of infection |
Systematic Review [25] | Haematological interventions | No RCT Found | Not Reported (Insufficient Data) | Not Reported (Insufficient Data) |
Prospective cohort 3-year audit [26] | Sonography | 93 Women | Sonography either alone or combined with color Doppler imaging has better diagnostic accuracy in the prediction of RPOC | Not Reported (Insufficient Data) |
Descriptive Study (Survey) [27] | Hospital Information System | 30,607 deliveries | Hospital databases are reliable and accurate enough to be used for monitoring purpose | No |
Descriptive Study (Survey) [28] | Hospital Information System | Data about 8620 women | Hospital databases can be used to monitor maternal morbidity and mortality and help in improving health policies | No |