A discussion of the shoulder shrug manoeuvre for resolving shoulder dystocia during birth.
Another way of helping babies with shoulder dystocia?
Category: Research Updates
Prophylactic antibiotics after instrumental birth?
A large randomised controlled trial looking at the effect of antibiotics to prevent infection after operative vaginal birth shows that this reduces the chance of infection from one in five to one in ten.
“EFM is a waste of extremely scarce resources…”
“EFM is a waste of extremely scarce resources while simultaneously adding another layer of useless staff training complexity as well as significant morbidity and mortality to a desperately critical situation.”
Recurrent episodes of reduced fetal movement and pregnancy risk
Research from the UK shows that, “Reduced fetal movements, and recurrent episodes, are common, and lead to considerable resource usage and obstetric intervention. We found no evidence to suggest that recurrent episodes increase pregnancy risk.”
Women’s experiences of birthing their placenta
Sara Wickham looks at research considering women’s experiences of birthing their placenta.
Are birth seats beneficial?
Sara Wickham looks at research which considered the relationship between birth seats and tears in healthy women.
The ARRIVE Trial: another perspective
A few reasons to be cautious about the idea of routinely scanning for breech presentation near term
Sara Wickham offers a few reasons for caution about the latest research suggesting that late pregnancy scans would be advantageous.
Obstetric cholestasis – who is really at risk?
Does oxytocin use affect the severity of OASI symptoms?
Sara Wickham discusses research showing that modifiable factors such as use of forceps and oxytocin may affect the severity of symptoms after obstetric anal sphincter injury.