Full Medical and Educational Disclaimer

The Birth Review is an independent educational publication created to make pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and newborn research more understandable and accessible. Our content may summarize or discuss scientific studies, systematic reviews, professional guidelines, public-health data, clinical practices, and individual perspectives.

All content published by The Birth Review—including articles, newsletters, charts, guides, videos, podcasts, social-media posts, downloadable materials, and responses to questions—is provided for general educational and informational purposes only.

This information does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or a recommendation to accept, decline, begin, delay, or discontinue any test, medication, procedure, intervention, or course of care. It is not a substitute for individualized guidance from a qualified healthcare professional who understands your medical history, pregnancy, symptoms, preferences, and circumstances.

Always discuss questions about your health or your baby’s health with an appropriately qualified healthcare professional. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking care because of information published by The Birth Review.

Accessing, purchasing, receiving, or interacting with content from The Birth Review does not create a physician–patient, midwife–patient, nurse–patient, therapist–patient, doula–client, or other professional relationship.

Unless expressly identified otherwise, authors and contributors are presenting information in an educational capacity and are not acting as your healthcare professionals.

Medical research and professional guidance continually evolve. Although The Birth Review makes reasonable efforts to represent sources accurately, information may become outdated, studies may contain limitations, and qualified experts may interpret the same evidence differently.

Statistics and study findings describe groups of people and cannot predict an individual outcome. Guidelines may also differ among professional organizations, countries, facilities, and individual practitioners. The inclusion of a study, guideline, professional opinion, product, service, organization, or external resource does not necessarily constitute endorsement.

The Birth Review does not guarantee that its content is complete, error-free, applicable to every person, or current at the time it is read. Readers are encouraged to review the original sources and discuss how the evidence may—or may not—apply to their circumstances with a qualified healthcare professional.

The Birth Review is not an emergency service, and its website, email, and social-media accounts are not continuously monitored.

If you believe that you or your baby may be experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or your local emergency number, contact your maternity unit or healthcare professional, or seek immediate medical care. Do not use this website to diagnose or manage an urgent medical concern.

The Birth Review may reference or link to third-party publications, organizations, websites, products, or services for additional context. We do not control third-party content and cannot guarantee its accuracy, availability, safety, or privacy practices.

Unless explicitly stated, The Birth Review is not affiliated with or endorsed by the professional organizations, researchers, institutions, or publications cited in its content.

At this time, The Birth Review has received no outside funding and is funded entirely by its founder. Revenue from the sale of educational guides supports the founder’s work and helps fund the publication’s operating expenses, including access to studies and clinical trials behind paywalls, research tools, and other resources that support the continued growth of The Birth Review.

You are responsible for determining, in consultation with qualified professionals, whether information from The Birth Review is appropriate for your circumstances. Decisions concerning pregnancy, birth, postpartum care, or newborn care should be made based on your individual needs, values, clinical circumstances, and informed discussion with your healthcare team.