Medical retrieval of pregnant women in labour: A scoping review.
Australas Emerg Care
; 26(2): 158-163, 2023 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-36335020
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Remote Australian women in labour often rely on retrieval services to allow birthing in specialist obstetric centres. However, there is currently debate over when not to transfer a woman in labour, for risk of an in-transit birth, associated with worse neonatal outcomes.METHODS:
A scoping review methodology was undertaken, to define the scope of published literature on the topic and identify gaps in the current knowledge.RESULTS:
A total of seven full texts were deemed suitable for synthesis, which were all retrospective observational studies. Four themes from the studies' findings were identified population features, predicting time-to-birth, use of tocolysis and birth during medical evacuation.CONCLUSION:
The evidence identified in this review was of low methodological quality and heterogenous. The key findings were that births in-flight are rare, despite geographical distances and long transport times, with a knowledge gap on predictors of time-to-birth.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Parto
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Gestantes
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Australas Emerg Care
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
AU
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AUSTRALIA
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AUSTRÁLIA