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Don’t you want a parachute for your jump?
A randomized controlled trial published in the reputable medical…
5 Kinds of Bad Data Visualization and how it can lead you wrong
Sometimes charts and graphs are designed in a way…
Research Trouble Spot 10: Wrong Outcomes
Picking a small thing that happened to be significant…
Research Trouble Shot 9: Multiplied Risk
They are everywhere. Research articles, abstracts, press releases, and…
Research Trouble Spot 8: Sample isn’t representative
One thing that researchers sometimes do is to keep…
Research Trouble Spots 7: Not Peer Reviewed
Peer review is the process of having experts in…
Research Trouble Spot 6: Lack of Blinding
Blinding is when the researchers don’t tell which group…
Research Trouble Spot 5: Correlation – Causation Confusion
It’s pretty common for people just starting to read…
Research Trouble Spot 3: No Control Group
Experimental studies that show something is safe or improves…
Research Trouble Spot #2: Conflict of Interest
Sometimes the conflict is really easy to see. The…
Research Troublespot #1: Sensational Headlines
The Trouble Spot here is not necessarily in the…
Should labor be induced with ROM at term?
Evidence Based Birth has a new article looking at…
Evidence on Waterbirth Safety
Rebecca Dekker of Evidence Based Birth reviews the evidence…
Home Birth Annotated Guide to the Literature
Did you know that there is a nicely annotated…
Variation in charges and prices for birth
An interesting look at the wide variations in what…
Updated Cochrane Review: Midwifery Model of Care
Cochrane Review on the Midwifery-led Model of Care The…
Cochrane Online Course on Evidence Based Medicine
The Cochrane Collaboration offers a free online course covering…
Canadian Study on the safety of home birth
Canadian Study on the Safety of Home BirthInteresting food…
The Trouble With Repeat Cesareans
The Trouble With Repeat Cesareans Article in Time Magazine…
Issue Brief on CPMs
Issue Brief on Certified Professional Midwives Information about Certified…