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- COVID-19
- Antenatal care
- Care of the newborn, including preterm infants
- News and opportunities
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COVID-19
Cochrane is continuing to produce new and updated reviews in response to the pandemic. We have blogged about many of them and this blog COVID-19 evidence: a Cochrane round-up brings together a large collection of evidence and resources, starting from when this evidence was first being produced in spring 2020.
Plus, we have two blogs on COVID-19 treatments:
Like the reviews themselves, all our blogs are updated to reflect new evidence.
Cochrane Special Collections
Cochrane Special Collections assemble Cochrane Reviews on important topics for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. They are developed with experts from our global Cochrane network. They are based on World Health Organization interim guidance, and continuously updated.
You can find Coronavirus (COVID-19) Special Collections here including Coronavirus (COVID-19): infection control and prevention measures which was updated in June 2022.
Cochrane Podcasts
Cochrane COVID-19 Podcasts offer short summaries of Cochrane COVID-19 reviews from the authors themselves. A good way to hear the latest Cochrane evidence in under 5 minutes each.
Cochrane Clinical Answers
Cochrane Clinical Answers (CCAs) provide a readable, digestible, clinically-focused entry point to rigorous research from Cochrane ReviewsCochrane Reviews are systematic reviews. In systematic reviews we search for and summarize studies that answer a specific research question (e.g. is paracetamol effective and safe for treating back pain?). The studies are identified, assessed, and summarized by using a systematic and predefined approach. They inform recommendations for healthcare and research.. They are designed to be actionable and to inform point-of-care decision-making. Each CCA contains a clinical question, a short answer, and dataData is the information collected through research. for the outcomesOutcomes are measures of health (for example quality of life, pain, blood sugar levels) that can be used to assess the effectiveness and safety of a treatment or other intervention (for example a drug, surgery, or exercise). In research, the outcomes considered most important are ‘primary outcomes’ and those considered less important are ‘secondary outcomes’. from the Cochrane Review deemed most relevant to practising healthcare professionals.
You can find Cochrane Clinical Answers related to COVID-19 here.
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Antenatal care
Cochrane Clinical Answer: In women at risk of preterm birth, how do repeated doses of corticosteroids compare with a single course to improve fetal, neonatal, and infant outcomes?
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Care of the newborn, including preterm infants
Correcting hypoglycaemia in newborns
Cochrane Clinical Answer: How effective and safe is oral dextrose gel in correcting hypoglycemia in newborn infants?
Preventing necrotizing enterocolitis
Cochrane Clinical Answer: For very preterm or very low birth weight infants, do synbiotics prevent necrotizing enterocolitis?
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