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Nanna Maaløe and colleagues argue that resource challenges, unclear and outdated clinical practice guidelines, and lack of women’s perspectives lead to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of prolonged labour

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TitleInconsistent definitions of labour progress and over-medicalisation cause unnecessary harm during birth.
DateDecember 6th, 2023
Issue nameBMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Issue numberv383:e076515
DOI10.1136/bmj-2023-076515
PubMed38084433
AuthorsMaaløe N, Kujabi ML, Nathan NO, Skovdal M, Dmello BS, Wray S, van den Akker T & Housseine N
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