Where our information comes from

How we choose what's here

So you can judge the standard for yourself, rather than taking our word for it.

• Large reviews and international guidance only. Not single studies — one trial can be contradicted the following year. These are reviews that gather every good study on a question.
• Nothing commercial. No source that is selling a course, a product, or a position.
• The plain-language version wherever one exists.
• Nothing on mental health. If something is weighing on you, that deserves a conversation with someone who can help, not a reading list. We'll always point you to one.

We link, we don't summarise. We won't tell you what a study found, or what it means for you. Research describes what happened across large groups of women — it can't tell you what will happen for you, and it isn't a substitute for your midwife or doctor. Read it, bring your questions to your appointments, and decide for yourself.