Deciding what to measure and why it matters
Measuring outcomes in fetal monitoring research: there’s more to it than at first glance.
History
Head compression as a cause of decelerations
Early decelerations are due to head compression. Or are they? #evidencebasedcare #fetalphysiology #EFM #CTG
“Fetal Distress”: An Epic Tale
Is it time to rethink the concept of “fetal distress”?
The invention of the CTG machine: the history of fetal heart rate monitoring
Faith in technology, commercial interests, and liberalisation of tort law had more to do with the introduction of CTG monitoring than research evidence did.
Listening to the fetus: the history of fetal heart rate monitoring
The history of maternity care is essentially the story of men trying to make sense of women as a mysterious “other” to men. This is true of the history of fetal heart rate monitoring too.
Birth Small Talk 