Summary of findings 2. Acupuncture compared to usual care for induction of labour.

Acupuncture compared to usual care for induction of labour
Patient or population: women due for third trimester induction of labour Setting: hospital ward/clinic Intervention: Acupuncture Comparison: usual care
Outcomes	Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI)		Relative effect (95% CI)	№ of participants (studies)	Quality of the evidence (GRADE)	Comments
	Risk with usual care	Risk with Acupuncture
Vaginal delivery not achieved within 24 hours ‐ not reported	‐	‐	‐	‐	‐	No studies reported on this outcome
Uterine hyperstimulation with FHR changes ‐ not reported	‐	‐	‐	‐	‐	No studies reported on this outcome
Caesarean section	Study population		average RR 0.77 (0.51 to 1.17)	760 (8 RCTs)	⊕⊕⊝⊝ LOW 1 2	No evidence of benefit for acupuncture
	211 per 1,000	162 per 1,000 (108 to 247)
Serious maternal morbidity or death ‐ not reported	‐	‐	‐	‐	‐	No studies reported on this outcome
Serious neonatal morbidity or death ‐ not reported	‐	‐	‐	‐	‐	No studies reported on this outcome

¹ Downgraded one level: Three studies with high risk of bias in at least one domain of randomisation or blinding.

² Downgraded one level: Substantial heterogeneity (I² = 42%).