Sara Wickham looks at research which considered the relationship between birth seats and tears in healthy women.
Are birth seats beneficial?
Category: Research Updates
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.
New UK VBAC guidelines welcomed
Sara Wickham discusses the changes to the NICE guidance around vaginal birth after previous caesarean.
Potential harms of GBS screening “outweigh benefits”
A review published in the BMJ shows that universal antenatal screening for group B streptococcus may cause more harm than good.
Induction of labour and larger women: what are the consequences?
Sara Wickham looks at research which has analysed the consequences of induction of labour for larger women.
Update to the Cochrane review on approaches to the birth of the placenta
An updated version of the Cochrane review on Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour has just been published, although the main conclusions have not changed.
More evidence on why women are dissatisfied after induction of labour
Sara Wickham writes about research looking at why women are dissatisfied with induction of labour.