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Routine ultrasound in late pregnancy (after 24 weeks' gestation)

Overview of attention for article published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews, June 2015
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Title
Routine ultrasound in late pregnancy (after 24 weeks' gestation)
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Cochrane database of systematic reviews, June 2015
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd001451.pub4
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Leanne Bricker, Nancy Medley, Jeremy J Pratt

Abstract

Diagnostic ultrasound is used selectively in late pregnancy where there are specific clinical indications. However, the value of routine late pregnancy ultrasound screening in unselected populations is controversial. The rationale for such screening would be the detection of clinical conditions which place the fetus or mother at high risk, which would not necessarily have been detected by other means such as clinical examination, and for which subsequent management would improve perinatal outcome. To assess the effects on obstetric practice and pregnancy outcome of routine late pregnancy ultrasound, defined as greater than 24 weeks' gestation, in women with either unselected or low-risk pregnancies. We searched the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group's Trials Register (31 May 2015) and reference lists of retrieved studies. All acceptably controlled trials of routine ultrasound in late pregnancy (defined as after 24 weeks). Three review authors independently assessed trials for inclusion and risk of bias, extracted data and checked them for accuracy. Thirteen trials recruiting 34,980 women were included in the systematic review. Risk of bias was low for allocation concealment and selective reporting, unclear for random sequence generation and incomplete outcome data and high for blinding of both outcome assessment and participants and personnel. There was no difference in antenatal, obstetric and neonatal outcome or morbidity in screened versus control groups. Routine late pregnancy ultrasound was not associated with improvements in overall perinatal mortality. There is little information on long-term substantive outcomes such as neurodevelopment. There is a lack of data on maternal psychological effects.Overall, the evidence for the primary outcomes of perinatal mortality, preterm birth less than 37 weeks, induction of labour and caesarean section were assessed to be of moderate or high quality with GRADE software. There was no association between ultrasound in late pregnancy and perinatal mortality (risk ratio (RR) 1.01, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.67 to 1.54; participants = 30,675; studies = eight; I² = 29%), preterm birth less than 37 weeks (RR 0.96, 95% CI 0.85 to 1.08; participants = 17,151; studies = two; I² = 0%), induction of labour (RR 0.93, 95% CI 0.81 to 1.07; participants = 22,663; studies = six; I² = 78%), or caesarean section (RR 1.03, 95% CI 0.92 to 1.15; participants = 27,461; studies = six; I² = 54%). Three additional primary outcomes chosen for the 'Summary of findings' table were preterm birth less than 34 weeks, maternal psychological effects and neurodevelopment at age two. Because none of the included studies reported these outcomes, they were not assessed for quality with GRADE software. Based on existing evidence, routine late pregnancy ultrasound in low-risk or unselected populations does not confer benefit on mother or baby. There was no difference in the primary outcomes of perinatal mortality, preterm birth less than 37 weeks, caesarean section rates, and induction of labour rates if ultrasound in late pregnancy was performed routinely versus not performed routinely. Meanwhile, data were lacking for the other primary outcomes: preterm birth less than 34 weeks, maternal psychological effects, and neurodevelopment at age two, reflecting a paucity of research covering these outcomes. These outcomes may warrant future research.

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Country Count As %
Ethiopia 1 <1%
India 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 468 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 67 14%
Student > Bachelor 54 11%
Researcher 51 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 35 7%
Student > Postgraduate 31 7%
Other 87 18%
Unknown 148 31%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 171 36%
Nursing and Health Professions 49 10%
Psychology 17 4%
Social Sciences 16 3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 1%
Other 38 8%
Unknown 176 37%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 46. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 June 2022.
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