Does intrapartum CTG monitoring save lives?
For those like to read the fine print: Does #CTG monitoring in labour save lives? #EFM #Stillbirth #PerinatalMortality #EvidenceBasedCare
Archive for November 2020
Are we monitoring or not? Language matters.
When is fetal monitoring not fetal monitoring? #EFM #CTG #LanguageMatters
Are admission CTGs effective?
Should we offer women a CTG when they present in labour? The answer is a clear NO. #CTG #EFM #EvidenceBasedCare @decdevane @valeriesmithTCD
A poem: A midwife thinking
I played with a number of analytical techniques when conducting my data analysis. One interesting approach I experimented with was the use of what are known as I poems. (I became aware of them when reading a chapter by Reid, 2017). To construct an I poem you select phrases in the data that start with “I”, collect them together and explore what they say about what people are doing. While […]
Are doctors still improving childbirth?
Is more medical care always better? Reflections on the law of diminishing returns. @susan_bewley @eternal1098 #toomuchtoosoon
Birth Small Talk 