Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
July 08, 2013 | by: Henci Goer, BA
Today, regular contributor, Henci Goer takes a look at the recent study on prescribing bed rest for the prevention of preterm birth. Despite not preventing a premature baby, and even possibly increasing the likelihood, it is still routinely recommended for pregnant women. Please en
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January 27, 2012 | by: Darline Turner-Lee
Bed rest is ineffective in treating anything So reads the title of the clinical POEM presented in Essential Evidence (www.essentialevidence.com) in January 2000. The poem is a summary of a study published in the Lancet by Allen et al entitled, Bed rest: a potentially harmful treatment needing
January 19, 2011 | by: Darline Turner-Lee
Each year approximately 750,000 women in the United States are prescribed antepartum bed rest (ABR) for a portion of their pregnancy due to (but not limited to) preterm labor contractions, incompetent cervix, placental issues, multiple gestation, vaginal bleeding, hypertension/pre-eclampsia
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