Is it always good to know things, just because we can? Sara Wickham explores this idea in a series of blog posts about the consequences of knowledge.
Screening and the consequences of knowledge
Tag: screening
Screening: what are we missing?
Does the use of modern screening technology come with downsides? Sara Wickham argues that it does, both in life and birth.
Giant Breakthrough in Screening or Great Big Stressor?
Sara Wickham’s 2004 article in which she looks at the pros and cons of offering screening for the group B strep bacteria in pregnancy.
Group B Strep Explained – now updated and available!
Sara Wickham’s updated book on Group B Strep is now available! Aims to help parents and professionals understand the issues.
Obstetric cholestasis – who is really at risk?
Sara Wickham looks at new research into obstetric cholestasis, which may help determine which babies are really at risk and thus reduce over-intervention.
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.
Fetal monitoring and cherry picking evidence…
Two senior doctors commend the BMJ for publishing a debate highlighting the way “in which the doctors supporting monitoring seem to cherry pick evidence”
What are the downsides of information?
The downsides of information, with a focus on some unexpected consequences of a genetic test given as a gift that wasn’t as much fun as advertised.
Exploring the Exceptions
Sara Wickham on ‘exploring the exceptions’ … the times in midwifery and medical practice when general rules should be ignored or broken.
Is this going to change your management?
Is this going to change your management? Sara Wickham discusses a useful way of thinking and a principle for midwifery and medical practice.