Comparison 1. Bed rest in hospital versus ambulatory management.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Operative delivery for fetal distress	1	107	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.43 [0.15, 1.27]
2 1‐minute Apgar score < 8	1	107	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.47 [0.16, 1.42]
3 5‐minute Apgar < 8	1	107	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.24 [0.01, 4.80]
4 % birthweight deviation from expected	1	107	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.90 [‐2.76, 4.56]