[The use of amniotomy to shorten spontaneous labour. A survey of a Cohrane review].
The main results from the Cohrane review "Amniotomy for shortening spontaneous labour" from 2007 was evaluated and compared to Danish obstetrics practice. Routine use of amniotomy was not recommended, since there was no difference in the duration of first stage of labour in five randomised, controlled studies (n = 1,127 women), and a tendency towards a higher risk of caesarean section in the amniotomy group, although this was not statistically significant (nine randomized controlled trials, n = 4,370). The results were in accordance with Danish practice.
Storgaard
Lone
L
Gynaekologisk-obstetrisk Afdeling Y, Arhus Universitetshospital, Skejby, DK-8200 Arhus N, Denmark. lstor@os.dk
Uldbjerg
Niels
N
D000650:Amnion / Q000601:surgery*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007747:Labor Stage, First / Q000502:physiology; D007751:Labor, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors