Opposition to Waterbirth Is Not Evidence Based

Concern is not based on evidence.

Rural maternity care I can certainly relate to Dr de Leeuw’s article in the July issue of Canadian Family Physician.1 My family practice started in Flin Flon in northern Manitoba in 1972. We safely delivered many babies with GP obstetricians, anesthetists, and surgeons. We had a good rapport with our specialist colleagues in Winnipeg, Man. I moved to Mission, BC, in the Fraser Valley in 1976 an...

2 Opposition - Based Computing

Diverse forms of opposition are already existent virtually everywhere around us but the nature and significance of oppositeness is well understood only in specific contexts within the fields of philosophy, linguistics, psychology, logic and physics. The interplay between entities and opposite entities is apparently fundamental for maintaining universal balance. However, it seems that there is a...

Weighted Opposition-Based Fuzzy Thresholding

Treatment of insufficient lactation is often not evidence-based.

INTRODUCTION Breast milk has many advantages over formula for infants in developed and developing countries alike. Despite intentions of breastfeeding, some women develop insufficient lactation. Treatment options traditionally include breastfeeding education and pharmacotherapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS An electronic questionnaire regarding treatment of insufficient lactation was sent to all obst...

The status quo is not an evidence-based option.

Mant1 acknowledges the pressing need for earlier identification of cardiovascular (CVD) risk, hypertension, diabetes, and kidney disease (CKD). He identifies some questions raised by recent research but underlines that evidence is inconsistent. He suggests that the NHS Health Check should be abandoned, but offers little alternative beyond usual primary care. We would challenge that an approach ...