Are consumers at the bottom of the evidence pyramid?
We’re pleased to present another guest post by Amy Romano, which first appeared on the phenomenal maternity blog Science and Sensibility. See also her newest post, last night, here – including a terrific BlogTalkRadio interview in which she expresses herself on the virtues of Participatory Medicine.
I have argued (here and here on e-patients.net, and here on Reproductive Health Reality Check) that strategies that involve increased participation by women and families in maternity care hold major potential for improving our rather dismal maternal and infant health outcomes.
A study reported in the February issue of The International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics highlights a major obstacle to implementing consumer-led health strategies: lack of comparative effectiveness research supporting their use.
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