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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 16.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Sep 8;(9):CD007396. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007396.pub2

Comparison 7. Dihydrocodeine 50 mg IM versus pethidine 100 mg IM.

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Maternal pain relief poor (1 hour) 1 138 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.09 [0.64, 1.86]
2 Nausea and vomiting 1 138 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.87 [0.40, 1.88]
3 Maternal sleepiness 1 138 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.67 [0.43, 1.04]
4 Apgar ≤ 7 at 1 minute 1 138 Risk Ratio (M-H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.57 [0.39, 0.84]