Labour companions in the spotlight: new Cochrane review weighs up the evidence

A new Cochrane review on labour companionship attracted plenty of media attention last month. Lead author Meghan Bohren highlighted the latest findings on the ways labour companions - including partners, family members, friends and doulas - improve outcomes for women and babies in The Conversation, Reuters, Medical Xpress, Evidently Cochrane, and the popular UK parenting site Mumsnet. The review findings also featured in the glossy pages of Vogue - possibly a fashion-media first for Cochrane evidence...