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Administration of prophylactic antibiotics at IUD insertion

Alternative techniques and materials for caesarean section

Amnioinfusion for meconium-stained amniotic fluid

Amnioinfusion for suspected cord compression

Amniotomy to shorten spontaneous labour

Antibiotic prophylaxis for caesarean section

Antibiotic prophylaxis for intrauterine contraceptive device insertion

Antibiotic regimens for endometritis after delivery

Antibiotic regimens for management of intraamniotic infection

Antibiotic versus no treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy

Antibiotics for prelabour rupture of membranes at or near term

Antibiotics for preterm prelabour rupture of membranes

Antibiotics for syphilis diagnosed during pregnancy

Antibiotics in incomplete abortion

Antibiotics in preterm labour with intact membranes

Anticonvulsant therapy for eclampsia

Anticonvulsants for preventing mortality and morbidity in full term newborns with perinatal asphyxia

Antihypertensive drug therapy for mild-to-moderate hypertension during pregnancy

Antioxidants for preventing pre-eclampsia

Antiplatelet agents for preventing and treating pre-eclampsia

Antiretroviral therapy for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission

Biphasic versus triphasic oral contraceptives for contraception

Calcium supplementation during pregnancy for preventing hypertensive disorders and related problems

Cervical smear collection devices: how effective are they at detecting endocervical cells and dyskaryosis?

Cervical smear collection devices: how effective are they at detecting endocervical cells and dyskaryosis?

Combination injectable contraceptives for contraception

Combined hormonal versus nonhormonal versus progestin-only contraception in lactation

Condom effectiveness in reducing heterosexual HIV transmission

Continuous electronic heart rate monitoring for fetal assessment during labour

Continuous support for women during childbirth

Corticosteroids prior to preterm delivery

Drugs for preventing malaria-related illness in pregnant women and death in the newborn

Drugs for rapid treatment of very high blood pressure in pregnancy

Early postnatal discharge from hospital for healthy mothers and term infants

Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants

Early versus delayed umbilical cord clamping in preterm infants

Education for contraceptive use by women after childbirth

Endotracheal intubation at birth in vigorous term meconium stained babies

Energy/protein intake in pregnancy

Episiotomy policies in vaginal births

External cephalic version

Immediate post abortion insertion of intrauterine devices

Immediate post-partum insertion for intrauterine devices

Injection into umbilical vein for management of retained placenta

Interventionist versus expectant care for severe pre-eclampsia before term

Interventions for emergency contraception

Interventions for preventing or improving the outcome of delivery at or beyond term

Interventions for promoting the initiation of breastfeeding

Interventions for treating bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy

Interventions for treating chronic pelvic pain in women

Interventions for trichomoniasis in pregnancy

Interventions for tubal ectopic pregnancy

Interventions targeted at women to encourage the uptake of cervical screening

Kangaroo Mother Care method to reduce morbidity and mortality in low-birth-weight infants

Long-term hormone therapy for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women

Magnesium sulphate and other anticonvulsants for women with pre-eclampsia

Male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men

Management of the third stage of labour

Maternal iodine supplements in areas of deficiency

Medical methods for first trimester abortion

Minilaparotomy and endoscopic techniques for tubal sterilization

Misoprostol for induction of labour

Nonoxynol-9 for preventing vaginal acquisition of HIV infection by women from men

Nonoxynol-9 for preventing vaginal acquisition of sexually transmitted infections by women from men

Oral fluids and food after caesarean section: early versus delayed initiation

Partner notification strategies for reducing transmission of sexually transmitted infections

Patterns of routine antenatal care for low risk-pregnancy

Periconceptional folate supplementation to prevent neural tube defects

Planned caesarean section for term breech delivery

Population-based interventions for reducing sexually transmitted infections, including HIV Infection

Prevention of recurrent miscarriage for women with antiphospholipid antibody or lupus anticoagulant

Progestogen for preventing miscarriage

Progestogens for preventing miscarriage

Progestogens in combined oral contraceptives for contraception

Prophylactic antibiotic administration in pregnancy to prevent infectious morbidity and mortality

Routine folate supplementation in pregnancy

Routine iron and folate supplementation in pregnancy

Routine iron supplementation during pregnancy

Routine symphysis-fundal height measurement during pregnancy

Routine topical umbilical cord care at birth

Routine ultrasound in early pregnancy

Support during pregnancy for women at increased risk of low birthweight babies

Surgery for cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia

Surgical methods for first trimester termination of pregnancy

Surgical procedures for the management of incomplete abortion

Techniques for the interruption of tubal patency for female sterilisation

The effects of continuing education meetings and workshops on professional practice and health outcomes

The optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding

The treatment of gonorrhoea and genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in pregnancy

Tocolytics for preterm labour

Treatment for women with postpartum iron-deficiency anaemia

Treatments for iron-deficiency anaemia in pregnancy

Treatments for primary postpartum haemorrhage

Trichomoniasis treatment in women

Vacuum extraction versus forceps for assisted vaginal delivery

Vaginal disinfection during labour for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection

Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy

Vitamin A supplementation for preventing morbidity and mortality in very-low-birth-weight infants
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