Deciding what to measure and why it matters
Measuring outcomes in fetal monitoring research: there’s more to it than at first glance.
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The CTG as a networked agent
What do CTG machines actually do in a clinical setting?@ingrid_jepsen @EllenBlix @HelenCo02211683 @StineAdrian @MidwifeMaude
Language matters
I write about the importance of language from time to time. Here’s a collection of all these thoughts in the one place.
Using the Pinard stethoscope
There is much to learn from using the Pinard. @PayAase @MidwifeMaude @EllenBlix
Four things every person working in maternity care needs to know about CTGs
Here are the four things I wish everyone working in maternity care knew about CTG monitoring
Mysterious cats and CTG monitoring
Early last year I wrote a post about Dr Who and alternative universes, highlighting the way that people make meaning of their individual experiences. For those of us who are health practitioners, it is important to reflect on the way we make meaning because it is easy to slip into what are known as cognitive biases. We can’t always avoid these, but it does help to have examples of such […]
More evidence that intermittent auscultation is safe and effective
More evidence supports the safety and effectiveness of intrapartum monitoring with intermittent auscultation.
Central fetal monitoring and the work of maternity clinicians
My doctoral thesis is now out from embargo and freely available. Reading a doctoral thesis is hardly everyone’s idea of a great way to spend an evening (or several), but if you do decide to read it let me know what you think!
Is CTG monitoring for higher risk women beneficial?
@melaniethemidwife (aka Melanie Jackson) has put together a fabulous summary of our recent research paper. Thanks Melanie – you have captured it really well! Small, K. A., Sidebotham, M., Fenwick, J., & Gamble, J. (2020, Sept). Intrapartum cardiotocograph monitoring and perinatal outcomes for women at risk: Literature review. Women and Birth, 33(5), 411-418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2019.10.002
Birth Small Talk 