Fig 1.
PRISMA Flowchart of recovery and selection of studies.
Table 1.
Characteristics of the studies.
Fig 2.
Risk of bias for each study.
Fig 3.
Risk of bias for all studies.
Fig 4.
Fetal weight at birth: Analysis by the fixed-effects model and funnel plot.
SD: standard deviation; IV: variance inverse; CI: confidence interval.
Fig 5.
Fetal weight at birth—Analysis by the random-effects model.
SD: standard deviation; IV: variance inverse; CI: confidence interval.
Fig 6.
SD: standard deviation; IV: variance inverse; CI: confidence interval.
Fig 7.
Umbilical artery pulsatility index—Analysis by the fixed-effects model and funnel plots.
SD: standard deviation; IV: variance inverse; CI: confidence interval.
Fig 8.
Umbilical artery pulsatility index—Analysis by the random-effects model.
SD: standard deviation; IV: variance inverse; CI: confidence interval.
Fig 9.
Indication of delivery due to fetal distress.
SD: standard deviation; M-H: Mann-Whitney; CI: confidence interval.
Fig 10.
Indication of labor due to maternal laboratory test abnormality.
SD: standard deviation; M-H: Mann-Whitney; CI: confidence interval.
Fig 11.
Indication of delivery due to imminent eclampsia.
SD: standard deviation; M-H: Mann-Whitney; CI: confidence interval.
Fig 12.
SD: standard deviation; M-H: Mann-Whitney; CI: confidence interval.
Fig 13.
Headache as a side effect—Analysis by the fixed-effects model and funnel plots.
SD: standard deviation; M-H: Mann-Whitney; CI: confidence interval.
Fig 14.
Headache as a side effect—Analysis after removing the outlier.
SD: standard deviation; M-H: Mann-Whitney; CI: confidence interval.