Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is not associated with stillbirth in an Australian maternity population

Stillbirth and associated perinatal outcomes in obstetric cholestasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

“…A total of 13 studies [[13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25]] met the inclusion criteria Fig. 1.…”

“…Five case-control [13,14,18,19,25] and eight cohort studies [[15], [16], [17],[20], [21], [22], [23], [24]]. The included studies were published between 1994 to 2016 and originated from different parts of the world including; Australia, China, Finland, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and The United States of America.…”

“…This outcome was reported in 10 studies [[14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19],[22], [23], [24], [25]]. All of the 10 studies have presented the cesarean section as a similar outcome, with a variance in comparability of elective versus emergency cesarean section, however when both elective and emergency was combined together they were considered as a comparable group and therefore we analyzed as below.…”

“…Induction of labor was reported by 6 studies [15,16,18,[23], [24], [25]] and all studies that reported on induction of labor also reported cesarean section. Pooled estimates of induction of labor in women with OC compared to women without OC showed an OR of 3.03(1.38–6.68) – Fig.…”

“…This outcome was reported in 8 studies [[14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19],21,22]. All of the 8 studies used a delivery gestational age below 37 weeks gestation and therefore it was considered to be a group useful for meta-analysis.…”