Comparison 2. Home support vs telephone triage.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Length of labour (hours)	1	3474	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.29 [‐0.14, 0.72]
2 Rate of caesarean section	3	5170	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.05 [0.95, 1.17]
3 Rate of instrumental vaginal birth	2	4933	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.95 [0.79, 1.15]
4 Baby born before arrival at hospital or unplanned home birth	1	3474	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.33 [0.30, 5.95]
5 Serious maternal morbidity	1	3474	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.93 [0.61, 1.42]
6 Augmentation of labour	2	1694	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.96 [0.88, 1.04]
7 Use of epidural or any regional anaesthesia	3	5168	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.95 [0.87, 1.05]
8 Duration of hospital stay (prolonged postpartum stay in hospital > 5 days)	1	3474	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.15 [0.83, 1.60]
9 Maternal satisfaction (score)	1	423	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.47 [1.00, 5.94]
10 Postpartum depression (EPDS score ≥ 13)	1	2584	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.08 [0.82, 1.42]
11 Perinatal death	1	3474	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.0 [0.42, 2.40]
12 Neonatal admission to special care	3	5170	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.84 [0.50, 1.42]
13 Apgar score < 7 at 5 minutes	3	5170	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.19 [0.71, 1.99]
14 Exclusive breastfeeding at discharge	1	3474	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.0 [0.96, 1.04]
15 Exclusive breastfeeding at six weeks	1	3474	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.05 [0.97, 1.14]