Moving the goalposts in research, Involving parents in the care of premature babies, Feedback
Inside Health
BBC
4.4 • 575 Ratings
🗓️ 26 March 2019
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Fiddling figures in research and why it matters that outcomes aren't switched or goal posts moved; involving parents in the care of premature babies to improve recovery; feedback on the current series
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, you're about to listen to a BBC podcast, and I'm Ed Gamble, host of another BBC podcast, |
| 0:05.4 | The Traitors Uncloaked. But my show is available only on BBC Sounds, just like Ellis and John's |
| 0:10.6 | Saturday bonus episodes, the Pop Top Ten podcast with Scott Mills and Ryland, and comedy specials |
| 0:16.2 | from the likes of Harriet Kemsley, Susie Ruffel and Rommas Shranger Nathan. However, and maybe I'm biased, it's really all about the traitors uncloked. |
| 0:24.3 | So for a whole bunch of exclusive scoops and podcasts, listen only on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:30.5 | BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. |
| 0:34.2 | Hello, coming up in the next half hour, caring for premature and sick babies. |
| 0:38.9 | We visit a neonatal unit that's actively encouraging parents to be more hands-on, to everyone's benefit. |
| 0:45.7 | It was isolating and scary at times. I'm not going to lie. |
| 0:50.2 | But I think due to the experience I'd had on the, I almost felt like a nurse myself. |
| 0:55.0 | What I listeners can't see, of course, is that Constance is fast asleep on your chest right now. |
| 0:58.9 | Behaving extraordinarily well. |
| 1:00.4 | She looks a fairly good size. |
| 1:01.9 | She is. She's done really well. |
| 1:04.1 | It's a dance between the baby and the mother. |
| 1:06.2 | And I think if you really get to know your baby and with the help of this care model you really do, |
| 1:12.4 | these things become less frightening. |
| 1:14.9 | It may seem obvious, but involving parents to that extent is far from universal. |
| 1:20.4 | And how long before an operation should you stop drinking water to ensure that your stomach is empty? |
| 1:25.9 | Not as long as most doctors think. But first, |
| 1:29.3 | a new study suggesting that some researchers are fiddling figures to make their findings |
| 1:34.3 | look better. And if you can't trust a peer-reviewed trial, published in an eminent journal, |
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