A Cochrane review [Abstract] 1 included 4 studies with a total of 1 917 women. Meta-analysis revealed no significant differences between enemas versus no enemas for infection rates in puerperal women (RR 0.66, 95% CI 0.42 to 1.04; 2 studies, 594 women) or newborn children (RR 1.12, 95% CI 0.76 to 1.67; 1 study, 370 newborns) after one month of follow up. No significant differences were found in the incidence of neonatal lower or upper respiratory tract infections.No significant differences in the duration of labour were found.Two trials found no significant differences in neonatal umbilical infection (RR 3.16 95% CI 0.50 to 19.82; 2 studies, 592 newborns).
Comment: The quality of evidence is downgraded by study quality (unclear allocation concealment) and by imprecise results (wide confidence intervals).
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