Dr Sara Wickham considers new research looking at birth paradigms.
Category: Research Updates
Yet more evidence to help women avoid unnecessary anti-D
Researchers in the UK have taken the next step towards the introduction of a test which could help identify the rhesus negative pregnant women who are carrying a rhesus negative baby. These women would then not even need to consider…
Only 9–12% of Green-Top guidelines based on best quality evidence…
Sara Wickham discusses research showing that only 9-12% of RCOG Green-Top guidelines are based on best quality evidence.
Normal postnatal bowel function and the poo taboo
Sara Wickham looks at research which explored what normal postnatal bowel function was like for women. It differs depending on mode of birth and feeding.
‘More than clinical waste? Placental rituals among Australian home-birthing women’
Sara Wickham looks at research exploring the placental rituals amiong Australian home-birthing women, including burial, placentophagy, and lotus birth.
Another riff on the latest home birth research…
It doesn’t matter how many insults are thrown at those who choose and support homebirth; research study after research study continues to show that this is a safe and reasonable option. This week, the Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health…
Age, obesity and uterine contractility…
Sara Wickham looks at two important research papers and discusses issues relating to maternal age, obesity and uterine contractility.
Induction, augmentation and autism…
Dr Sara Wickham looks at research which shows that children born to mothers who were induced, augmented or both had increased odds of having autism.
Pregnancy length varies even more than we thought…
Sara Wickham looks at research showing that pregnancy length varies even more than we thought it did.