Good maternity care needs good science – but there’s more research on marathon running than giving birth

By Anastasia Topalidou, Associate Professor in Perinatal Biomechanics and Health Technologies, University of Lancashire

For years, debates about maternity care have centred on how women give birth. But the more important question has always been safety.

Vaginal birth, assisted birth and caesarean section are different clinical routes, not measures of success. The outcome that matters is the wellbeing of both mother and baby, guided by individual risk and informed decision making.

In the wake of maternity…

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