The latest evidence and resources for midwives and clinical support staff.
Evidence for Maternity Care
Antenatal steroids: demystifying the benefits and risks
In this blog for pregnant women and the people involved in their care, Fiona Stewart, Cochrane Network Support Fellow, looks at the latest Cochrane evidence from a review she co-authored on antenatal corticosteroids for women at risk of preterm birth and how it links to the Cochrane logo.
Evidence for Maternity Care: new evidence and resources – Quarter 1 2021
The latest evidence and resources for midwives and clinical support staff.
Neonatal jaundice: Cochrane evidence on prevention and treatment
Katie Westwood, Paediatric Registrar, looks at Cochrane evidence on the prevention and treatment of jaundice in neonates
Evidence for Maternity Care: new evidence and resources – Autumn 2020
The latest evidence and resources for midwives and clinical support staff, with content on COVID-19, antenatal care, labour and birth.
Evidence for maternity care, nursing and allied health from Cochrane UK
Introducing three refreshed evidence series for health professionals and clinical support staff working in maternity care, nursing and allied health.
Induction of labour: if, and when, to induce
In this blog for pregnant women and those supporting them, Associate Professor Philippa Middleton and co-authors discuss their recently updated Cochrane Review looking at the effects for women and their babies of inducing labour towards the end of pregnancy.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers: new Cochrane evidence
Sarah Chapman looks at new Cochrane evidence on personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect healthcare workers from infections such as COVID-19 (coronavirus)
The third stage of labour: active or expectant management of care?
In a blog for midwives, Linda Biesty looks at the latest Cochrane evidence on managing the third stage of labour.
What helps women to quit smoking while pregnant?
Cochrane authors Jonathan Livingstone-Banks and Catherine Chamberlain look at the evidence on what can help women quit smoking in pregnancy.
Implementing continuous support for women during labour and childbirth
Meghan Bohren revisits the evidence on continuous support for women during labour and childbirth and reflects on what can affect the implementation of labour companionship.
Implementing midwife-led continuity models of care and what do we still need to find out?
This blog for our Maternity Matters series looks at evidence and practice on midwife-led continuity of care.