Category Archives: The CPS antenatal counselling statement

Perpetuating Prejudice against Preterms: 4. Selectively quoting the literature

Towards the end of last year the Canadian Pediatric Society published a new ‘position statement’. These are official proclamations of the society, supposedly based on the best available evidence to guide practice, and which become de facto standards of care. … Continue reading

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Perpetuating Prejudice against Preterms: 3. Misquoting the evidence.

Towards the end of last year the Canadian Pediatric Society published a new ‘position statement’. These are official proclamations of the society, supposedly based on the best available evidence to guide practice, and which become de facto standards of care. … Continue reading

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Perpetuating Prejudice against Preterms: 2. The GRADE approach is inappropriate, but at least do it right.

Towards the end of last year the Canadian Pediatric Society published a new ‘position statement’. These are official proclamations of the society, supposedly based on the best available evidence to guide practice, and which become de facto standards of care. … Continue reading

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Perpetuating Prejudice against Preterms: 1. Inappropriate simplistic rules are unethical.

Towards the end of last year the Canadian Pediatric Society published a new ‘position statement’. These are official proclamations of the society, supposedly based on the best available evidence to guide practice, and which become de facto standards of care. … Continue reading

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