Keeping up with physiology research
If we don’t understand physiology, we don’t know what we are doing when we are monitoring the fetus. What’s the latest on physiological control of the fetal heart rate?
EFM
Electronic fetal monitoring
Brain changes and accelerations
Can #CTG changes predict the degree of severity of brain injury seen on #MRI? Yes. And is this information useful in practice? Not yet…. #HIE
Noninvasive fetal ECG – how does it compare with standard CTG?
Might it be feasible to do prolonged periods of #CTG monitoring at home? This new research helps to take another step to answering that question. #EFM #Antenatal #FetalMonitoring #NifECG
Women’s experiences with new monitoring technology
A new approach to CTG monitoring improves comfort and mobility during labour.
When the lawyers change their minds, everything changes
Could there be a big change coming? What would happen if CTGs were no longer accepted as legal evidence?
Assessing the safety of hospital birth
Asking whether hospital birth is safe is very different to asking whether home birth is safe. What does the latest Cochrane review say?
Cool new technology
It’s tiny, it’s cool, and it does something that #CTG sensors can’t do. What is it?
CTG monitoring is NOT mandatory: A request to writers
This is my regular reminder that CTG monitoring is a choice. Write like you believe this is true.
Do bigger women benefit from intrapartum CTG monitoring?
CTG monitoring is often recommended for women with higher BMI. What does the evidence say?
Why does heightened awareness of reduced fetal movements not prevent perinatal death?
It seems logical that it should work, but focussing on fetal movement hasn’t improved outcomes. And I think I know why… #CTG #Ultrasound #IOL #Birth #Maternity #Midwifery #Obstetrics
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