Objectives
Given the prominence of labour induction in clinical practice, the
quality of systematic reviews to guide induction needs to be conducted
using robust and valid methods. Therefore, the goal of our study was to
evaluate the quality of evidence surrounding labour induction using the
AMSTAR tool.
The primary aim of this report was to investigate the quality of
systematic reviews on the efficacy and safety of different methods for
the induction of labour in peer-reviewed journals. The secondary aim was
to examine whether different publication characteristics (e.g.
intervention type, impact factor of the journal, number of citations,
funding source, year of publication) were associated with the quality of
the systematic review.