Study	Reason for exclusion
Abdel 1997	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Al Inizi 2003	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Al-Bdour 2007	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Almog 2005>	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy.
Amjad 1999	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Anderman 2000	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Autry 1999	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Avila-Vergara 1997	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Ayudhaya 2006	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Bagratee 2004	Study included women with ICM and women with IUFD. We have tried to contact the authors to ask if they could provide their data spilt by women with ICM and women with IUFD. To date we have not had a response
Bani-Irshaid 2006	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy.
Bebbington 2002	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy.
Behrashi 2008	Participants were women having a second trimester termination of pregnancy, some of whom had an intrauterine fetal death
Betstadt 2008	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Biswas 2007	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy.
Cabrol 1990	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Caliskan 2005	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy.
Caliskan 2009	Participants were women having a second trimester termination of pregnancy, some of whom had an intrauterine fetal death
Chittacharoen 2003	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy.
Chung 1999	Study included women with ICM and women with IUFD. We contacted the authors who were extremely helpful and did provide additional data which is held at the OPCG editorial office. However, unfortunately they could not provide their data split by women with ICM and women with IUFD so we were unable to include their data in this review
Creinin 1997	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
David 2003	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
David 2005	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
de Jonge 1995	Quasi RCT.
Demetroulis 2001	Study included women with ICM and women with IUFD. We have contacted the authors who have tried to help us but are unable to separate their data by women with ICM and women with IUFD
Dickinson 1998	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy, including some with intrauterine fetal death
Dickinson 2002	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy, including some with intrauterine fetal death
Dickinson 2003	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy for fetal abnormality
Egarter 1995	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Elhassan 2008	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy, including some with intrauterine fetal death
Eng 1997	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death in the 2nd trimester
Eppel 2005	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy in the 2nd trimester, including some with intrauterine fetal death
Fadalla 2004	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy in the 2nd trimester, including some with intrauterine fetal death
Feldman 2003	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy in the 2nd trimester, including some with intrauterine fetal death
Fiala 2005	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy for fetalmalformations and socio-economic reasons
Gazvani 2000	Study was of women with incomplete miscarriage, but it assessed surgery versus expectant care, rather than medical management
Ghorab 1998	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy for fetalmalformations or intrauterine fetal death
Gilles 2004	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Gonzalez 2001	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy for intrauterine fetal death or medical or genetic reasons
Graziosi 2004	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Grimes 2005	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy, including some with intrauterine fetal death
Gronlund 2002	Not an RCT, but a prospective cross-over study by alternate regimes every 4 months
Guix 2005	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy. Also allocated to different treatments at the discretion of the clinician, so not an RCT
Hassan 2007	Quasi RCT, women allocated to groups based on alternate sequence
Hausler 1997	Participants were women with complete spontaneous miscarriage and endometrial width up to 8 mm
Heard 2002	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Herabutya 1997a	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Herabutya 1997b	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Herabutya 2005	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy.
Hernandez-Valencia 2003	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Hidar 2001	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy.
Hidar 2005	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy for intrauterine fetal death
Hill 1991	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Hinshaw 1995	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Hinshaw 1997	Study included women with ICM and women with IUFD. We have tried to contact the authors to ask if they could provide their data spilt by women with ICM and women with IUFD. To date we have not had a response
Hogg 2000	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy, with some for intrauterine fetal death but mostly for fetal anomalies
Islam 2006	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Jain 1994	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy for intrauterine fetal death
Jain 1996	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy for intrauterine fetal death or fetal anomalies
Jain 1999	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy.
Johnson 1997	Study included women with ICM and women with IUFD. We have tried to contact the authors to ask if they could provide their data spilt by women with ICM and women with IUFD. To date we have not had a response
Kanhai 1989	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Kapp 2007	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy, including women with an intrauterine fetal death
Kara 1999	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Kovavisarach 2002	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Kovavisarach 2005	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Kushwah 2009	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Lelaidier 1993	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Lippert 1978	Not an RCT. Women were divided into two groups.
Lister 2005	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Louey 2000	Study included women with ICM and women with IUFD. We have tried to contact the authors to ask if they could provide their data spilt by women with ICM and women with IUFD. To date we have not had a response
Lughmani 2007	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Lughmani 2008	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Machtinger 2004	Study included women with ICM and women with IUFD. We have tried to contact the authors to ask if they could provide their data spilt by women with ICM and women with IUFD. To date we have not had a response
Makhlouf 2003	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy.
Martin 1955	Not an RCT, alternate allocation.
Muffley 2002	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Mulayim 2009	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death and some having a termination of pregnancy
Nakintu 2001	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Nassar 2006	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Ngai 2001	Study included women with ICM and women with IUFD. We have tried to contact the authors to ask if they could provide their data spilt by women with ICM and women with IUFD. To date we have not had a response
Ngoc 2004	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death, classified as ‘missed abortion’
Nielsen 1999	Study included women with ICM and women with IUFD. We have tried to contact the authors to ask if they could provide their data spilt by women with ICMand women with IUFD. To date we have had no response but we are still trying to contact the authors using a different email address
Niromanesh 2005	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Nor Azlin 2006	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy, including women with an intrauterine fetal death
Nuthalapaty 2005	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy, including women with an intrauterine fetal death
Nuutila 1997	Participants were women having a termination of pregnancy, including women with an intrauterine fetal death
Owen 1999	Participants were women with indication for termination of pregnancy
Paraskevaides 1992	Included both women with incomplete miscarriage and women with intrauterine fetal death. We were unable to contact the authors to request split data
Perry 1999	Participants were women with indication for termination of pregnancy
Piotrowski 1979	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Pongsatha 2004	Participants were women with indication for termination of pregnancy
Ramsey 2004	Participants were women with indication for termination of pregnancy
Rita 2006	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Rivero-Lopez 1998	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Rosenberg 2006	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Roy 2003	Participants were women with indication for termination of pregnancy
Ruangchainikhom 2006	Participants were women with indication for termination of pregnancy
Saichua 2009	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Salamalekis 1990	Not an RCT, no mention of randomisation.
Sathapanachai 2000	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Shobeira 2007	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Stockheim 2006	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Su 2005	Participants were women with indication for termination of pregnancy
Suchonwanit 1999	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Surita 1997	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Tang 2003	Participants were women with ‘silentmis carriage’ and women with complete and incomplete miscarriages were excluded
Tang 2006a	Participants were women with ‘silent miscarriage’ and women with incomplete miscarriages were excluded
Thavarasah 1986	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Toppozada 1994	Participants were women with indication for termination of pregnancy for intrauterine fetal death
Wood 2002	Participants were women with an intrauterine fetal death.
Yapar 1996	Participants were women with indication for termination of pregnancy including women with intrauterine fetal death
Yilmaz 2005	Participants were women with indication for termination of pregnancy including women with intrauterine fetal death
Yilmaz 2007	Participants were women having termination of pregnancy, some of whom had an intrauterine fetal death

RCT: randomised controlled trial