They Said So on the News: Parsing Media Reports About Birth
In this column, the authors reprise recent selections from the Lamaze International research blog, Science & Sensibility. Each selection discusses shortcomings in the news media coverage of childbirth issues. The authors demonstrate how to identify misleading claims in the
media and highlight how childbirth educators can apply a common-sense approach and careful fact checking to help women understand the whole story.
Keywords: cesarean; childbirth; childbirth education; home birth; media
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 January 2010
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