“One of the most influential biases in the acquisition of evidence is choice of the question, and the best evidence in answer to the wrong question is useless.” Menticoglou & Hall 2002 Making the rounds on the internet is a new study finding that lying down during...
Clinical Guidelines Endorse Physiologic Care in Labor
The Lancet has devoted an issue to maternal health that includes a systematic review of maternity care practice guidelines entitled: “Beyond too little, too late and too much, too soon: a pathway towards evidence-based, respectful maternity care worldwide.” It joins a...
Posture Affects Pelvic Dimensions
If you've ever wondered whether positioning affects pelvic dimensions or whether this is an "old midwives" tale, wonder no more. A 2014 study found that it did. Investigators used obstetric magnetic-resonance imaging pelvimetry to measure pelvic dimensions in pregnant...
A Lot to Like in Updated U.K. Labor Care Guidelines
Many recommendations in "Intrapartum care: care of healthy women & their babies during childbirth," the latest version of National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines, support what advocates for physiologic care have long been saying about...