An evident view of evidence-based practice in perinatal medicine: absence of evidence is not evidence of absence Uma visão evidente da prática baseada em evidências na medicina perinatal: ausência de evidência não é evidência de ausência

Objective: To provide valuable elements and some humor in this so-called era of “evidence-based practice” with the aim of helping clinicians make better choices in the care they deliver based on evidence, not simply or exclusively based on a randomized clinical trial (RCT) or meta-analysis (which may not be evidence). Sources: Books and peer-reviewed articles are quoted and listed in the bibliography. Evidence of life, learning from our own mistakes and many other evident facts that support this review are not quoted.