A nurse telephone consultation service can handle as many nighttime primary care calls as evening or weekend services, report researchers. The study found that handling calls alone did not increase patients attending daytime surgeries in the following days.
A study found that pacifiers have a better analgesic effect than sweet solutions, but combining sucrose solution with pacifier sucking provides the best pain relief. The researchers suggest sensory dominance and enhanced coping mechanisms may be involved in pacifier-induced pain relief.
Researchers estimate that 850,000 unnecessary Caesareans are performed annually in the region, with commentators arguing that this trend reflects medical control rather than women's preference. The study suggests that public health authorities, medical associations, and healthcare professionals must work together to reduce rates.