BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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Review Meta Analysis
The effectiveness of exercise for the prevention and treatment of antenatal depression: systematic review with meta-analysis.
Antenatal depression can have harmful consequences for the mother and fetus. Exercise may be a useful intervention to prevent and treat antenatal depression. ⋯ We found some evidence that exercise may be effective in treating depression during pregnancy but this conclusion is based on a small number of low-moderate quality trials with significant heterogeneity and wide confidence intervals.
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Review Meta Analysis
Effectiveness of progestogens to improve perinatal outcome in twin pregnancies: an individual participant data meta-analysis.
In twin pregnancies, the rates of adverse perinatal outcome and subsequent long-term morbidity are substantial, and mainly result from preterm birth (PTB). ⋯ In unselected women with an uncomplicated twin gestation, treatment with progestogens (intramuscular 17Pc or vaginal natural progesterone) does not improve perinatal outcome. Vaginal progesterone may be effective in the reduction of adverse perinatal outcome in women with a cervical length of ≤25 mm; however, further research is warranted to confirm this finding.