Inconsistent definitions of labour progress and over-medicalisation cause unnecessary harm during birth.

Maaløe, Nanna, Kujabi, Monica Lauridsen, Nathan, Nina Olsén, Skovdal, Morten, Dmello, Brenda Sequeira, Wray, Susan ORCID: 0000-0002-0086-1359, van den Akker, Thomas and Housseine, Natasha (2023) Inconsistent definitions of labour progress and over-medicalisation cause unnecessary harm during birth. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 383. e076515-e076515.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-076515

Abstract

Nanna Maaløe and colleagues argue that resource challenges, unclear and outdated clinical practice guidelines, and lack of women’s perspectives lead to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of prolonged labour

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Humans, Delivery, Obstetric, Pregnancy, Labor, Obstetric, Female
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Life Courses and Medical Sciences
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	07 Feb 2024 09:32
Last Modified:	07 Feb 2024 09:32
DOI:	10.1136/bmj-2023-076515
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3178511