Helping pregnant women make better decisions: a systematic review of the benefits of patient decision aids in obstetrics.

ABSTRACT: Objectives Patient decision aids can be used to support pregnant women engaging in shared decisions, but little is known about their effects in obstetrics. The authors aimed to evaluate the effects of patient decision aids designed for pregnant women on clinical and psychosocial outcomes. Design Systematic review. Data on all outcomes were extracted and summarised. All studies were critically appraised for potential sources of bias and, when possible to obtain, the reported decision aids were evaluated. Meta-analysis was not possible due to the heterogeneity of outcomes in primary studies and the small number of studies. Data sources Electronic searches were performed using Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Library and Medion databases from inception until December 2010. Reference lists of a

SUBMITTER: Say R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3334824 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature