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. 2014 Oct 3;2014(10):CD010209. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010209.pub2

Comparison 2. Amniocentesis versus no amniocentesis.

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Fetal death (antenatal) 1 44 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2 Neonatal death (in the first 28 days of life) 1 44 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.0 [0.07, 15.00]
3 Maternal chorioamnionitis 1 44 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.67 [0.12, 3.61]
4 Birth within 48 hours after rupture of membranes 1 44 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.33 [0.71, 2.51]
5 Respiratory distress syndrome 1 44 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.67 [0.22, 2.04]
6 Cardiotocographic abnormality in labour 1 44 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.14 [0.02, 1.07]