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Six myths that can lead us astray

Abstract:

First, and most importantly, I want to thank the New Zealand College of Midwives for the opportunity to visit your beautiful country, and to meet and exchange ideas with so many beautiful people. The midwives of New Zealand have set a standard of care, dedication, and organisation that is without parallel, and should serve as a shining example to the rest of the world... Much of what could be known, based on good evidence is not known by most clinicians; the evidence is voluminous , scattered, and its validity is difficult to assess... In my presentations throughout New Zealand, I tried to raise our collective consciousness about some of the common but invalid assumptions, of myths, that can lead us seriously astray: 1. Association means causation; 2. If everyone believes it, it must be true; 3. Prevention is always better than cure; 4. The myth of the magic bullet; 5. The myth of authority; 6. Experience is the best teacher.

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effective care, evidence, myths