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September 29, 2025
Behaviour Change, One Text at a Time: SmartParent’s Impact on Perinatal Support
Informed decision-making, confidence, and continuity of support are key to protecting physiologic processes in pregnancy, birth, and early parenting. Behaviour change is most effective when information is delivered at the right moment — and that’s the foundation of SmartParent, a text-based program…
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September 29, 2025
GebStart Tool: A tool to support women in early labour for the first time
The GebStart tool is an instrument developed by Susanne Grylka and her team to support nulliparous women in early labor by assessing their physical and emotional state to help them decide whether to go to the hospital. Initially comprising 32 items derived from focus groups and a scoping review,…
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July 15, 2025
The Widespread Impact of Fracking on Preterm Birth
Unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD, commonly known as “fracking”) is an industrial process for mining fossil fuels. The technique involves pumping water mixed with chemicals down drilled wells under high pressure to release oil and gas, and is now widely used in many parts of the world…
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April 29, 2025
Respectful Maternity Care
Dr. Ellen Tilden, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, is a member of the Science of Birth cluster and a nurse-midwifery clinical-scientist and Associate Professor in the Schools of Nursing and Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University.Dr. Tilden’s review summarizes current research on respectful…
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April 29, 2025
The Effects of Fetal Monitoring on Birth Experiences
Dr. Kate Levett, PhD, is a member of the Science of Birth cluster, a Senior Research Fellow at the National School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame in Australia (UNDA), and an adjunct fellow at the Collective for Midwifery, Child and Family Health, University of Technology Sydney (UTS). A…