title: Who's afraid of the randomized controlled trial? Some dilemmas of the scientific method and "good" research practice.
authors.affiliation: Thomas Coram Research Unit, University of London Institute of Education.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oakley
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008880:Midwifery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods; D011897:Random Allocation; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012944:Social Support; D014930:Women