Changing the narrative and care in early labour

The role of the media in influencing women’s decisions about birth.

• How do midwives and women use social media?

• The RETHINK Study – A study to determine if pregnant women who pain catastrophise are more likely to attend hospital during the latent phase of labour

Completed projects:

• Using a birth ball to reduce pain perception in the latent phase of labour; a randomised controlled trial

• The Let’s Talk Early Labour (L-TEL) Trial: Can an educational website affect nulliparous women's experiences of early labour - a randomised control

The team are proud members of the International Early Labour Research Group. We are currently looking for papers on early labour for a special publication in Women & Birth. Find out more here