Comparison 1. Labour diagnosis education versus standard care.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Visits to labour suite before active labour	1	208	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.29 [‐0.47, ‐0.11]
2 Out‐of‐hospital emergencies	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3 Artificial rupture of membranes	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
4 Intrapartum analgesia	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
5 Intrapartum oxytocics	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
6 Forceps/vacuum extraction	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
7 Caesarean section rates (overall)	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
8 Caesarean section rates for labour dystocia	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
9 Satisfaction with care	0	0	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
10 Admission to neonatal intensive care	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
11 Admission to labour ward on first visit	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
12 Empowerment	0	0	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]