Australian Pregnancy Care Guidelines

Published by Living Evidence for Australian Pregnancy and Postnatal Care (LEAPP) on Mar 22, 2024

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Abstract

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en-au

PICOS

PICO 2.1

Population
Pregnant women
Intervention
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Comparator
Other depression diagnosis tools or scales
Outcomes

PICO 3.1

Population
Women who are pregnant or are planning pregnancy
Intervention
Consumption of alcohol
Comparator
Abstinence
Outcomes

PICO 3.1

Population
Pregnant women
Intervention
Validated anxiety assessment tools
Comparator
Any other tool or any scale of a given tool
Outcomes

PICO 4.1

Population
Pregnant women
Intervention
Validated psychosocial assessment tools
Comparator
Any other tool or any scale of a given tool
Outcomes

PICO 5.1

Population
Pregnant women at risk of preterm birth
Intervention
Progesterone
Comparator
placebo/no progesterone
Outcomes

PICO 5.2

Population
Pregnant women at risk of preterm
Intervention
Cervical cerclage
Comparator
no cerclage
Outcomes

PICO 5.3

Population
Pregnant women with short cervix but no history of preterm birth
Intervention
Vaginal progesterone or cerclage
Comparator
no intervention/any alternative intervention
Outcomes

PICO 5.4

Population
Women with history of previous preterm but no short cervix
Intervention
progesterone/cerclage
Comparator
no intervention/any alternative treatment
Outcomes

PICO 5.5

Population
Women with 3 or more preterm
Intervention
Any intervention
Comparator
no intervention/alternative intervention
Outcomes

PICO 5.6

Population
Women with short cervix and previous history of preterm
Intervention
Cervical cerclage or vaginal progestrone
Comparator
Control
Outcomes

PICO 5.7

Population
Women with history of cervical surgery
Intervention
Cervical cerclage
Comparator
No cerclage/other alternative intervention
Outcomes

PICO 5.8

Population
Women with threatened miscarriage and/or recurrent miscarraige
Intervention
Micronized vaginal progesterone
Comparator
Placebo
Outcomes

PICO 5.9

Population
Women at risk of miscarriage
Intervention
Progesterone
Comparator
Placebo
Outcomes