Comparison 11. Outpatient amniotomy for induction versus routine care.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Maternal satisfaction ‐ I look back positively on the treatment I received	1	404	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.04 [0.97, 1.10]
2 Maternal satisfaction ‐ In retrospect, I would have preferred another treatment than received	1	472	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.51 [0.36, 0.72]
3 Augmentation, induction or both	1	521	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.83 [0.71, 0.97]
4 Epidural, opioids or both for pain relief	1	521	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.99 [0.76, 1.30]
5 Instrumental vaginal birth	1	521	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.70 [0.46, 1.08]
6 Caesarean section	1	521	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.20 [0.78, 1.86]
7 Apgar < 7 at 5 minutes	1	521	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.86 [0.34, 10.06]
8 Neonatal intensive care unit admission	1	521	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.09 [0.64, 1.85]
9 Duration of birth (hours)	1	521	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.40 [‐0.72, 1.52]