Evidence-Based Practices and Research Flashcards
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What does 'evidence-based practice' mean in doula care?
Answer: Integrating the best available research with professional expertise and client values
Evidence-based practice means using the best available research, combined with professional expertise and client preferences, to guide care and recommendations.
Which major research review finding supports the value of doula care?
Answer: Continuous labor support reduces cesarean rates and pain medication use
Cochrane systematic reviews have consistently found that continuous labor support reduces cesarean births, shortens labor, and reduces analgesia use.
What does RCT stand for in research methodology?
Answer: Randomized Controlled Trial
A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) randomly assigns participants to treatment or control groups to rigorously test the effect of an intervention.
What is the 'cascade of interventions' in obstetrics?
Answer: One obstetric intervention leading to the need for additional interventions
The cascade of interventions describes how one obstetric intervention (like Pitocin augmentation) can lead to a chain of additional interventions (epidural, then cesarean).
What is intermittent auscultation (IA) in labor monitoring?
Answer: Monitoring fetal heart rate at intervals as an alternative to continuous EFM
Intermittent auscultation uses a Doppler or fetoscope to check fetal heart rate periodically and is evidence-supported for low-risk labors.
What is the WHO's position on optimal cesarean rates at the population level?
Answer: Cesarean rates above 10-15% do not improve maternal or neonatal outcomes at the population level
The WHO states that cesarean rates above 10-15% are not associated with reduced maternal and neonatal mortality at the population level.