Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Pregnant Women with Noncephalic Presentation: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

Table 1

Methodological quality of systematic reviews included in moxibustion for pregnant women with a noncephalic presentation.

Author (year)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Coyle 2012 [17]	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Li 2009 [20]	Y	Y	Y	NA	Y	Y	Y	NA	N	N	Y
Van den Berg 2008 [18]	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y
Vas 2009 [19]	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
Zang 2013 [21]	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
# Yes (%)	5 (100)	5 (100)	5 (100)	3 (60)	5 (100)	5 (100)	4 (80)	4 (80)	4 (80)	3 (60)	4 (80)

N no; NA, not applicable; NR, not reported; Y yes (systematic review fulfilling the criteria); # of Yes, number of yes; AMSTAR item: 1. Was an “a priori” design provided? 2. Was there duplicate study selection and data extraction? 3. Was a comprehensive literature search performed? 4. Was the status of publication (i.e. grey literature) used as an inclusion criterion? 5. Was a list of studies (included and excluded) provided? 6. Were the characteristics of the included studies provided? 7. Was the scientific quality of the included studies assessed and documented? 8. Was the scientific quality of the included studies used appropriately in formulating conclusions? 9. Were the methods used to combine the findings of studies appropriate? 10. Was the likelihood of publication bias assessed? 11. Was the conflict of interest included? [15].