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…
I have the very greatest respect for my esteemed colleagues who have authored the newest birth-related Cochrane review which shows that skin-to-skin care (the technical term for cuddling) can help reduce procedural pain in neonates (Johnston et al 2014). It’s…
Sara Wickham looks at two important research papers and discusses issues relating to maternal age, obesity and uterine contractility.
Just in case you missed some of these as we slowed down for the holidays, I am offering a quick trip through five papers from towards the end of 2013 whose contents, for one reason or another, might be worthy…
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.
Sara Wickham looks at research showing that the sense of smell may be more important at birth than we previously thought…
Sara Wickham looks at research showing that women’s last menstrual period dates are just as accurate as the date calculated by a ‘dating scan’.
Hooray for the M@NGO Trial! …because it demonstrates that caseload midwifery care can lower caesarean section rates …because it demonstrates this in women of ALL risk (not just low risk) …and because we have never been in more need of…
Research published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology shows that women with a high BMI who have previously had at least one baby are less likely to experience obstetric complications during labour and birth than has been…
A recently updated Cochrane review showed that women who receive continuity of care led by a midwife were less likely to experience regional analgesia less likely to have an episiotomy less likely to have an instrumental birth more likely to…