| Methods |
'Randomized', method not specified. 3 withdrawals after randomisation (2 found to be cephalic on sonar, 1 lost to follow‐up). The women in the control group were not informed that they were participating in a trial. |
| Participants |
Singleton breech presentation beyond 34 weeks. |
| Interventions |
Women asked to assume knee‐chest position for 15 minutes twice a day (n = 30), compared with control group (n = 31). Compliance was poor in some women. |
| Outcomes |
Non‐cephalic births; caesarean section. |
| Notes |
More primigravidas in study group (19/30 versus 13/25). |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
'Randomized', method not specified. |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Not described. |
| Blinding (performance bias and detection bias)
All outcomes |
High risk |
Not feasible. |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Unclear risk |
3 subjects excluded after randomisation. |
| Other bias |
High risk |
Moderate risk. 3 subjects excluded after randomisation. More primigravidas in study group (19/30 versus 13/25). |
