Comparison 6. Hypnosis compared with control.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Use of pharmacological analgesia	5	727	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.53 [0.36, 0.79]
2 Use of epidural	1	520	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.30 [0.22, 0.40]
3 Spontaneous vaginal delivery	3	645	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.32 [1.19, 1.46]
4 Augmentation with oxytocin	3	622	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.29 [0.19, 0.45]
5 Induction of labour	1	520	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.34 [0.18, 0.65]
6 Caesarean section	1	520	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.46 [0.30, 0.72]
7 Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory depression scale	1	60	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐2.70 [‐7.82, 2.42]
8 Newborn resuscitations	1	520	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.67 [0.11, 3.96]
9 Admission to neonatal intensive care unit	1	42	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.18 [0.02, 1.43]
10 Maternal satisfaction with pain management from hypnosis	1	65	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.33 [1.15, 4.71]
11 Apgar score < 7 at 5 minutes	1	60	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.60 [0.32, 0.88]