What do women think about cervical ripening? Sara Wickham looks at a research study which set out to find out?
Women’s experiences of cervical ripening
Category: Research Updates
Explaining the induction postcode lottery
Dr Sara Wickham looks at research which explains the “induction postcode lottery” and shows how there’s not always good evidence behind the recommendation.
Perineal care bundles
Over the past few years, several countries have introduced packages of interventions known as perineal care bundles. These bundles are groups of interventions which policymakers hope will address the rising rates of anal sphincter injury (severe tears to the perineum…
Group B Strep and Chlorhexidine
Dr Sara Wickham looks at chlorhexidine and GBS, considering the evidence and possible risks but also the context in which women turn to it.
Who’s most likely to get an inaccurate due date?
Who is most likely to see a discrepancy between their own due date (by the date of their last period) and that calculated through ultrasound scanning?
Induction of labour and larger women
Sara Wickham looks at research which has analysed the consequences of induction of labour for larger women.
What is a labour plateau?
A labour plateau is a phrase used to describe a pause or slowdown in labour. The labour plateau is a phenomenon with which I am very familiar. As a midwife, I attended mostly physiological births, where it is common to…
Birth outcomes in plus size pregnancy
Dr Sara Wickham looks at research which challenges what we’re being told about birth outcomes and plus size pregnancy.
Labour progress myths: why size and age may not be the problem
Dr Sara Wickham looks at labour progress myths, and why maternal size and age are sometimes unfairly blamed
Women with higher BMI: it doesn’t have to be complicated!
A lot has been written over the past few years about the risks posed to women with higher BMI than average. In fact, this has become such a significant issue that I have written a book on this topic. And,…