GMSC's advice on intrapartum care is unhelpful

Evolution of Current Systems of Intrapartum Care

This chapter provides a brief overview of the recent history of labour care and the predominant influences that have impacted on it. It includes a discussion of different models and approaches, reflected in trends around the place of birth and the evidence underpinning this. The roles of maternity-care professionals and of birth technologies are seminal in intrapartum care’s recent history and ...

Preventing primary cesarean sections: intrapartum care.

Some intrapartum care practices promote vaginal birth, whereas others may increase the risk for cesarean section. Electronic fetal monitoring and use of the Friedman graph to plot and monitor labor progress are associated with increasing the cesarean section rate. Continuous one-to-one support and midwifery management are associated with lower cesarean section rates. This article reviews the ev...

Professional advice on common breastfeeding problems: a primary care study.

This study investigated the advice given on breastfeeding problems by community health professionals involved with breastfeeding mothers in the Huntingdon area. A questionnaire on 10 common breastfeeding problems was used, and had a significant educational effect on the GP and health visitor groups.

The phrase “complex ovarian mass” is unhelpful when evaluating the ovaries on transvaginal ultrasound

Is Conflicted Investment Advice Better than No Advice?

The value that brokers generate depends on both the quality of their investment recommendations and their clients’ counterfactual portfolios. To identify counterfactual portfolios inside a defined contribution retirement plan, we exploit time-series variation in access to brokers. When brokers are available, the correlations with age, income, and educational attainment suggest that brokers are ...