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. 2001 Apr 23;2001(2):CD003093. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003093

Bendvold 1990.

Methods Unclear method of randomisation and concealment.
Participants 28 term women (> 39 weeks' gestation).
Interventions The 'coitus' group were asked to have sexual 
 intercourse for 3 consecutive nights with vaginal semen deposit. The control group were asked to abstain from sexual intercourse for the same period. Both groups were asked to avoid nipple stimulation.
A baseline Bishops score was taken and repeated after 3 days.
Outcomes Change in Bishops score, Apgar scores.
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear