Episode 218 - The Cascade of Intervention
About this episode
This episode explains the cascade of intervention in maternity care and discusses research on its consequences.
The cascade of intervention is a known and proven phenomenon within maternity care. More and more research is revealing that interventions have both intended and unintended consequences. In order to remedy the side-effects or unintended consequences of some interventions, others a required to remedy the impact of the last. This is the cascade of intervention. In this episode Mel explains the concept of the cascade and goes through research that demonstrates the reality of the cascade of intervention.
People in this episode
Host: Dr Melanie Jackson
Topics covered
- maternity care
- interventions
- cascade of intervention
- research
- health consequences
Keywords
- cascade of intervention
- maternity care
- health interventions
- unintended consequences
- research
More episodes of The Great Birth Rebellion
- Episode 219 - Restless Legs in Pregnancy
- Episode 217 - Surviving and Thriving in Midwifery
- Episode 216 - Childbirth for Children
- Episode 215 - Strategies to avoid tearing during birth
- Episode 214 - Spicy Question Time with Mel
- Episode 213 - What if I have an epidural
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