Nurse Helen Cowan delves into the Cochrane Library to explore some 'known unknowns', and reflects on what practitioners might do when the evidence is equivocal, and what might bridge the evidence gap.
Evidence for everyday practice: a multidisciplinary tweetchat
Catch up with the conversation we had during a multidisciplinary tweetchat with the We Communities, exploring evidence for everyday - how practitioners find and use it, and how it impacts their practice.
Skin-to-skin care: can it reduce procedural pain in neonates?
In a blog primarily for health professionals, Asda Abbas, a trainee paediatrician, looks at Cochrane evidence on skin to skin care and pain in neonates
Prelabour rupture of membranes: induce or wait?
Midwife Lisa Smith looks at Cochrane evidence on prelabour rupture of membranes at term and whether it's better to offer induction or to wait.
Exclusive breastfeeding or extra food and fluids: evidence and practice
This article for midwives looks at the evidence on early additional food and fluids for healthy breastfed babies and the implications for practice
Induction of labour for suspected fetal macrosomia: review and reflections
A blog for midwives, with Cochrane evidence on induction of labour for suspected fetal macrosomia and reflections on its implications for practice
Midwife-led continuity models versus other models of care: review and reflections
Cochrane UK's Sarah Chapman and Associate Professor of Midwifery Alys Einion summarise and reflect on the Cochrane review on midwife-led models of care
What’s coming up on Evidently Cochrane in 2016?
Take a look at the coming year on Evidently Cochrane
Facilitating woman-centred care in second stage of labour. Cochrane review supports choice
Midwife Mercedes Perez Botella reflects on evidence and empowering women in second stage of labour
Evidence for Everyday: new for nurses and midwives
Launching two new series: Evidence for Everyday Nursing and Evidence for Everyday Midwifery
How to be a healthy weight in pregnancy and beyond
What's the evidence on diet and exercise in pregnancy and after?
Simple help for painful nipples in breastfeeding women
We take a look at new evidence and old remedies for nipple pain from breastfeeding