“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research papers and accompanying articles. […]
Tag: caesarean section
Kate Chapman: Is it time to see sense about C-sections?
The UK’s caesarean section rates have risen massively, almost doubling in the past 20 years, so it was with interest that I heard the news that 4 PCT’s in southern England are to stop paying for caesarean sections above the national average rate of 23%. Each caesarean section costs £800 more than a vaginal birth, […]
Vasiliy Vlassov: The weekly rhythm of deliveries in Russia
Studies of biological rhythms used to be very popular. A quick check on Medline showed me that in 1964-1973, 2/10 000 publications were related to biorhythm studies and in 2001-2010 there were more – 8/10 000. The spectrum of publications is slowly changing in the collection reflected in Medline, but the number of studies of […]
Research highlights – 4 February 2011
“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research papers and accompanying articles How effective are two risk stratification schemes at predicting thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation? Is CPR with chest compression […]