Cochrane Review Summaries - October 2020

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With the current issue, the journal continues to bring new insights from Cochrane Systematic Reviews to the readers of Obstetrics & Gynecology. This month, we focus on potential interventions to improve pregnancy outcomes for women with recurrent pregnancy loss and antiphospholipid antibodies, the utility of pelvic floor muscle training in the perinatal period to prevent incontinence, and the use of adhesion barriers in gynecologic surgery. The summaries are published below, and the complete references with hyperlinks are listed in Box 1.Box 1. Abstracts Discussed in This SummaryHamulyák EN, Scheres LJJ, Marijnen MC, Goddijn M, Middeldorp S. Aspirin or heparin or both for improving pregnancy outcomes in women with persistent antiphospholipid antibodies and recurrent pregnancy loss. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD012852. Available at: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD012852.pub2/full.Woodley SJ, Lawrenson P, Boyle R, Cody JD, Mørkved S, Kernohan A, et al. Pelvic floor muscle training for preventing and treating urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 55. Art. No.: CD007471. Available at: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD007471.pub4/full.Ahmad G, Kim K, Thompson M, Agarwal P, O'Flynn H, Hindocha A, Watson A. Barrier agents for adhesion prevention after gynaecological surgery. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD000475. Available at: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD000475.pub4/full.