Sara Wickham looks at the research relating to epidural fever, or LEAF, which has implications for women and babies.
Epidural Fever
Category: Questions and Answers
What is the BRAN or BRAIN analysis?
Sara Wickham defines the BRAN analysis, offering a bit of history and an explanation of what this decision making acronym means.
What’s the evidence for raspberry leaf tea?
What’s the evidence for raspberry leaf tea in pregnancy? Dr Sara Wickham investigates, explaining what we do and don’t know.
Does antenatal Anti-D help the current baby?
Does antenatal anti-D help the current baby? Sara Wickham demystifies the science and answers this question in simple terms.
Are there good reasons to induce labour?
Are there good reasons to induce labour? That’s a question often posted when I talk or write about labour induction. It’s an understandable question. I have spent more than twenty years writing about how induction isn’t always beneficial. I’ve often…
Can I say no to vaginal examination?
Sara Wickham offers resources for questioning vaginal examination, both from her own work and other research, websites and organisations.
Evidence for the purple line…
Sara Wickham outlines the evidence for the purple line, a physical sign that can indicate progress in labour.
Vitamin K and tongue tie division
What happens when parents want a tongue tie division but the baby hasn’t had vitamin K? Can professionals decline to do this? What are the issues?
Seven tips for finding old copies of guidelines
Sara Wickham explains how to find old copies of guidelines, such as those put out by professional or governmental bodies.
What is person-centred care?
Sara Wickham responds to a question about person-centred care and offers a definition from the British Medical Journal for this.