Comparison 3. Daily nonstress test versus daily modified biophysical profiling.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Maternal chorioamnionitis	1	135	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.55 [0.29, 1.07]
2 Maternal endometritis	1	135	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.25 [0.10, 0.64]
3 Caesarean delivery	1	135	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.64 [0.35, 1.15]
4 Days from randomisation to birth	1	135	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.0 [‐2.83, 4.83]
5 Respiratory distress syndrome	1	135	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.58 [0.33, 1.03]
6 Oxygen therapy after 36 + 0 weeks	1	135	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.77 [0.21, 2.73]
7 Birthweight	1	135	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	126.20 [‐56.32, 308.72]
8 Days from birth to discharge home	1	135	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐5.60 [‐16.88, 5.68]
9 Necrotising entercolitis	1	135	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.64 [0.11, 3.70]
10 Apgar scores less than 7 at 5 minutes	1	135	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.78 [0.35, 1.77]