Comparison 1: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE, Outcome 18: Apgar score
Comparison 1: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE, Outcome 19: Meconium aspiration
Comparison 1: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE, Outcome 20: Need for respiratory support
Comparison 1: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE, Outcome 21: Perinatal mortality
Comparison 1: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE, Outcome 22: Instrumental vaginal birth
Comparison 1: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE, Outcome 23: Uterine scar dehiscence/rupture
Comparison 1: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE, Outcome 24: PPH (≥ 500 mL or as defined by trialists)
Comparison 1: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE, Outcome 25: Hysterectomy
Comparison 1: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE, Outcome 26: Maternal infection
Comparison 1: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE, Outcome 27: Serious maternal morbidity or mortality
Comparison 1: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE, Outcome 28: Postnatal depression
Comparison 1: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE, Outcome 29: Long‐term operative pelvic floor repair
Comparison 1: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE, Outcome 30: Economic assessments as defined by trialists
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 1: Spontaneous vaginal birth
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 2: Uterine hyperstimulation
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 3: Caesarean birth
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 4: Neonatal infection
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 5: Admission to NICU
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 6: Serious neonatal morbidity or mortality
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 7: Women's experiences (satisfaction with care) up to 8 weeks
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 8: Oxytocin administration
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 9: Pain ‐ self assessment
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 10: Spinal analgesia
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 11: Opioid analgesia
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 12: No pharmacological analgesia
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 13: Woman's sense of control
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 14: Need for more than one induction agent
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 15: Time from induction to birth (in hours)
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 16: Length of hospital stay (in days)
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 17: Use of emergency services
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 18: Apgar score
2.19. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient…
2.19. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 19: Meconium…
2.19. Analysis Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 19: Meconium aspiration
2.20. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient…
2.20. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 20: Need…
2.20. Analysis Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 20: Need for respiratory support
2.21. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient…
2.21. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 21: Perinatal…
2.21. Analysis Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 21: Perinatal mortality
2.22. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient…
2.22. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 22: Instrumental…
2.22. Analysis Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 22: Instrumental vaginal birth
2.23. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient…
2.23. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 23: Uterine…
2.23. Analysis Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 23: Uterine scar dehiscence/rupture
2.24. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient…
2.24. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 24: PPH…
2.24. Analysis Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 24: PPH (≥ 500 mL or as defined by trialists)
2.25. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient…
2.25. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 25: Hysterectomy
2.25. Analysis Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 25: Hysterectomy
2.26. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient…
2.26. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 26: Maternal…
2.26. Analysis Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 26: Maternal infection
2.27. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient…
2.27. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 27: Serious…
2.27. Analysis Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 27: Serious maternal morbidity or mortality
2.28. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient…
2.28. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 28: Postnatal…
2.28. Analysis Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 28: Postnatal depression
2.29. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient…
2.29. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 29: Long‐term…
2.29. Analysis Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 29: Long‐term operative pelvic floor repair
2.30. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient…
2.30. Analysis
Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 30: Economic…
2.30. Analysis Comparison 2: Home versus inpatient induction with controlled release PGE, Outcome 30: Economic assessments as defined by trialists
3.1. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.1. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 1:…
3.1. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 1: Spontaneous vaginal birth
3.2. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.2. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 2:…
3.2. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 2: Uterine hyperstimulation
3.3. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.3. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 3:…
3.3. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 3: Caesarean birth
3.4. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.4. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 4:…
3.4. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 4: Neonatal infection
3.5. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.5. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 5:…
3.5. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 5: Admission to NICU
3.6. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.6. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 6:…
3.6. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 6: Serious neonatal morbidity or mortality
3.7. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.7. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 7:…
3.7. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 7: Women's experiences (satisfaction with care) up to 8 weeks
3.8. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.8. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 8:…
3.8. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 8: Oxytocin administration
3.9. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.9. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 9:…
3.9. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 9: Pain ‐ self assessment
3.10. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.10. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 10:…
3.10. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 10: Spinal analgesia
3.11. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.11. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 11:…
3.11. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 11: Opioid analgesia
3.12. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.12. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 12:…
3.12. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 12: No pharmacological analgesia
3.13. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.13. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 13:…
3.13. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 13: Woman's sense of control
3.14. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.14. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 14:…
3.14. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 14: Need for more than one induction agent
3.15. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.15. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 15:…
3.15. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 15: Time from induction to birth (in hours)
3.16. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.16. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 16:…
3.16. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 16: Length of hospital stay (in days)
3.17. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.17. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 17:…
3.17. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 17: Use of emergency services
3.18. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.18. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 18:…
3.18. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 18: Apgar score
3.19. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.19. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 19:…
3.19. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 19: Meconium aspiration
3.20. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.20. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 20:…
3.20. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 20: Need for respiratory support
3.21. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.21. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 21:…
3.21. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 21: Perinatal mortality
3.22. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.22. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 22:…
3.22. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 22: Instrumental vaginal birth
3.23. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.23. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 23:…
3.23. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 23: Uterine scar dehiscence/rupture
3.24. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.24. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 24:…
3.24. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 24: PPH (≥ 500 mL or as defined by trialists)
3.25. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.25. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 25:…
3.25. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 25: Hysterectomy
3.26. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.26. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 26:…
3.26. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 26: Maternal infection
3.27. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.27. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 27:…
3.27. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 27: Serious maternal morbidity or mortality
3.28. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.28. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 28:…
3.28. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 28: Postnatal depression
3.29. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.29. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 29:…
3.29. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 29: Long‐term operative pelvic floor repair
3.30. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient…
3.30. Analysis
Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 30:…
3.30. Analysis Comparison 3: Home versus inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter, Outcome 30: Economic assessments as defined by trialists
4.1. Analysis
Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient…
4.1. Analysis
Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by membrane status),…
4.1. Analysis Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by membrane status), Outcome 1: Spontaneous vaginal birth
4.2. Analysis
Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient…
4.2. Analysis
Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by membrane status),…
4.2. Analysis Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by membrane status), Outcome 2: Uterine hyperstimulation
4.3. Analysis
Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient…
4.3. Analysis
Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by membrane status),…
4.3. Analysis Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by membrane status), Outcome 3: Caesarean birth
4.4. Analysis
Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient…
4.4. Analysis
Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by membrane status),…
4.4. Analysis Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by membrane status), Outcome 4: Neonatal infection
4.5. Analysis
Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient…
4.5. Analysis
Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by membrane status),…
4.5. Analysis Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by membrane status), Outcome 5: Admission to NICU
4.6. Analysis
Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient…
4.6. Analysis
Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by membrane status),…
4.6. Analysis Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by membrane status), Outcome 6: Serious neonatal morbidity or mortality
4.7. Analysis
Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient…
4.7. Analysis
Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by membrane status),…
4.7. Analysis Comparison 4: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by membrane status), Outcome 7: Women's experiences (satisfaction with care) up to 8 weeks
5.1. Analysis
Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient…
5.1. Analysis
Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by cervical status),…
5.1. Analysis Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by cervical status), Outcome 1: Spontaneous vaginal birth
5.2. Analysis
Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient…
5.2. Analysis
Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by cervical status),…
5.2. Analysis Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by cervical status), Outcome 2: Uterine hyperstimulation
5.3. Analysis
Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient…
5.3. Analysis
Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by cervical status),…
5.3. Analysis Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by cervical status), Outcome 3: Caesarean birth
5.4. Analysis
Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient…
5.4. Analysis
Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by cervical status),…
5.4. Analysis Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by cervical status), Outcome 4: Neonatal infection
5.5. Analysis
Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient…
5.5. Analysis
Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by cervical status),…
5.5. Analysis Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by cervical status), Outcome 5: Admission to NICU
5.6. Analysis
Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient…
5.6. Analysis
Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by cervical status),…
5.6. Analysis Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by cervical status), Outcome 6: Serious neonatal morbidity or mortality
5.7. Analysis
Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient…
5.7. Analysis
Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by cervical status),…
5.7. Analysis Comparison 5: Home versus inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (subgroup by cervical status), Outcome 7: Women's experiences (satisfaction with care) up to 8 weeks
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