Table 1:

Risk of adverse outcomes associated with labour induction versus expectant management

Outcome	Relative risk (95% CI)	I2 value, %	No. of trials
Fetal death	0.50 (0.25–0.99)	0	60
Admission to NICU	0.86 (0.79–0.94)	0	55
Maternal death	1.00 (0.10–9.57)	0	20

Note: CI = confidence interval, NICU = neonatal intensive care unit.