| Methods |
RCT. |
| Participants |
202 women with ARM or PROM, singleton, cephalic. |
| Interventions |
IV oxytocin
vs
vaginal PGF2alpha x 4 h, then IV oxytocin if still not in labour. |
| Outcomes |
C/S, uterine hyperstimulation without FHR changes, epidural analgesia, instrumental vaginal delivery, perinatal death, maternal vomiting, maternal diarrhoea, chorioamnionitis, endometritis, neonatal infection, neonatal jaundice, Apgar score < 7 at 1 minute. |
| Notes |
List of random numbers.
No mention of allocation concealment. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Adequate sequence generation? |
Low risk |
List of random numbers. |
| Allocation concealment? |
Unclear risk |
No information given. |
| Blinding?
Women |
High risk |
|
| Blinding?
clinical staff |
High risk |
|
| Blinding?
outcome assessor |
High risk |
|
| Incomplete outcome data addressed?
All outcomes |
Low risk |
All women followed up. |
| Free of selective reporting? |
Low risk |
|
| Free of other bias? |
Low risk |
|
