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This page provides access to "Current Resources for Evidence-Based Practice," a quarterly column from Childbirth Connection. Since 2003, the column has been published simultaneously in
Each column includes three elements:
The subject matter reflects the scope of the two journals: maternal, newborn and women's health. 2010 Current Evidence ColumnsJOGNN September/October (PDF) JMWH September/October (PDF) JOGNN March/April (PDF) JMWH March/April (PDF) JOGNN January/February (PDF) JMWH January/February (PDF)
2009 Current Evidence ColumnsJOGNN September/October (PDF) JMWH September/October (PDF) JOGNN July/Aug (PDF) JMWH July/Aug (PDF) JOGNN March/April (PDF) JMWH March/April (PDF) 2008 Current Evidence ColumnsJOGNN September/October (PDF) JMWH September/October (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: New Version of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Effects of Treatments contains major revisions Featured reviews: women's expectations and experience of pain relief in labor, neonatal antibiotic prophylaxis versus monitoring and selective treatment for neonatal Group B Streptococcal infection, ovarian cancer risk and oral contraceptives JOGNN July/August (PDF) JMWH July/August (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: NICE: The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, and its recent guidance for intrapartum care Featured reviews: cervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing pregnancy loss, effects of swaddling, interventions to promote mammography and to enhance breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment among racial and ethnic minority women JOGNN March/April (PDF) JMWH March/April (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: the "disciplined subjectivity" of meta-analysis Featured reviews: maternal obesity and pregnancy risk, effect of admission cardiotocography versus intermittent auscultation on maternal and newborn outcomes, management of minor cervical cytological abnormalities JOGNN January/February (PDF) JMWH January/February (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: comparative effectiveness and safety research Featured reviews: antiplatelet agents for prevention of pre-eclampsia, patients' experiences of care following perinatal loss, Cochrane systematic reviews of IUD trials 2007 Current Evidence ColumnsJOGNN September/October (PDF) JMWH September/October (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: long-term effects of breastfeeding in infants and mothers Featured reviews: strategies for reducing cesarean section rates, infant bed sharing, increased access to emergency contraceptive pills JOGNN July/August (PDF) JMWH July/August (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: effective maternity care quality improvement strategies Featured reviews: progesterone for preventing preterm birth, routine postpartum care, treatment for urinary incontinence in women JOGNN March/April (PDF) JMWH March/April (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: best evidence about strategies for improving health care quality Featured reviews: ultrasound for predicting macrosomia, women's views of medically elective cesarean section, interventions to treat premenstrual syndrome JOGNN January/February (PDF) JMWH January/February (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: Clinical Evidence condition-focused database Featured reviews: staff-directed Valsalva pushing, hypothermia prevention in vulnerable newborns, factors predisposing to chronic pelvic pain 2006 Current Evidence ColumnsJOGNN September/October (PDF) JMWH September/October (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: contraception guidance from model best evidence process Featured reviews: fetal/child exposure to environmental pollutants and biomarkers of genetic damage, low-dose synthetic oxytocin or early epidural analgesia and cesarean section JOGNN July/August (PDF) JMWH July/August (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: evidence-based online resources for health professionals Featured reviews: prolonged pregnancy, vitamin B6 for depression, pharmacologic prevention and treatment of osteoporosis JOGNN March/April (PDF) JMWH March/April (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: guidelines for care of low-risk women during labor Featured reviews: prevalence of uterine rupture, prenatal screening for HIV, interventions for preventing postpartum depression JOGNN January/February (PDF) JMWH January/February (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: understanding harms of interventions Featured reviews: interpregnancy interval and birth outcomes, infant feeding and obesity across the life course 2005 Current Evidence ColumnsJOGNN September/October (PDF) JMWH September/October (PDF)Tutorial/commentary: quality checklists for assessing and reporting research Featured reviews: perinatal/neonatal health in developing countries, ginger for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, management of menopause-related symptoms JOGNN July/August (PDF) JMWH July/August (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: clinical guidelines Featured reviews: hypnosis and acupuncture for labor pain, antibiotics and preterm labor, oral contraception to suppress menstruation JOGNN March/April (PDF) JMWH March/April (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: translating best cesarean evidence into practice Featured reviews: psychosocial aspects of genetic screening in pregnant women and newborns, uterine rupture after previous cesarean, quality of breast cancer care JOGNN January/February (PDF) JMWH January/February (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: translating best evidence into maternal and newborn practice Featured reviews: interventions for postpartum depression, cesarean section, screening for ovarian cancer 2004 Current Evidence ColumnsJOGNN September/October (PDF) JMWH September/October (PDF)Tutorial/commentary: adopting best evidence in practice Featured reviews: treatments for postpartum depression, reducing risks of formula feed preparation, treatments for urinary stress incontinence in women JOGNN July/August (PDF) JMWH July/August (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: WHO Reproductive Health Library Featured reviews: prenatal care for healthy women, complementary/alternative medicine for menopausal symptoms JOGNN March/April (PDF) JMWH March/April (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: "Netting the Evidence" web portal Featured reviews: pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic methods of labor pain relief, interventions to promote breastfeeding, programs to prevent adolescent pregnancy JOGNN January/Februrary (PDF) JMWH January/February (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: resources to guide effective professional practice Featured reviews: continuous labor support, interventions to promote breastfeeding, diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease in women 2003 Current Evidence ColumnsJOGNN September/October (PDF) JMWH September/October (PDF)Tutorial/commentary: Cochrane "Central" register of controlled trials Featured reviews: early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and healthy newborns, treatment of postpartum depression, interventions for violence against women, vaginal birth after cesarean JOGNN July/August (PDF) JMWH July/August (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: finding systematic reviews on topics of interest Featured reviews: women's views of pregnancy ultrasound, opioids for labor pain, skin patch and vaginal ring vs. oral contraceptives, screening tests for Chlamydia JOGNN March/April (PDF) JMWH March/April (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: levels of evidence Featured reviews: screening for gestational diabetes, VBAC versus repeat cesarean, naloxone for narcotic-exposed newborns, effect of breastfeeding on breast cancer JOGNN January/Februrary (PDF) JMWH January/Februrary (PDF) Tutorial/commentary: systematic reviews Featured reviews: preconception care, preventing perineal trauma during childbirth, exercise for preventing and treating post-menopausal osteoporosis For permission to provide access to all columns, Childbirth Connection thanks the editors and publishers of the two journals, as well as the sponsoring organizations: American College of Nurse-Midwives and Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. Most recent page update: 9/7/2010
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