. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 11.

Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Sep 12;9:CD006794. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006794.pub3

Analysis 2.3. Comparison 2 Early amniotomy and early oxytocin versus routine care on spontaneous labour (Sensitivity analyses: active management trials excluded), Outcome 3 Instrumental vaginal delivery (forceps or vacuum, or both).

Review: Early amniotomy and early oxytocin for prevention of, or therapy for, delay in first stage spontaneous labour compared with routine care

Comparison: 2 Early amniotomy and early oxytocin versus routine care on spontaneous labour (Sensitivity analyses: active management trials excluded)

Outcome: 3 Instrumental vaginal delivery (forceps or vacuum, or both)