There are both positive and negative implications to the use of mobile phones in the birth suite

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Commentary on : Lewis L, Barnes C, Allan J, et al . Midwives’ perceptions of women’s mobile phone use and impact on care in birth suite. Midwifery 2019;76:142–47. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2019.06.002. The use of mobile phones has become commonplace in all aspects of life including the labour and birth experience.1 2 The internet is full of websites and guidelines for the use of the phone in healthcare settings, often authored by staff of a hospital or institution or by professionals or quasiprofessionals …