“Safety theatre”: fetal monitoring and faulty logic
Catherine Williams recently introduced me to the term “safety theatre”. New research points out why investing in CTG monitors and education won’t improve safety. @BerksMaternity
New research
Unintended consequences in maternity care
“Being K2ed”: an unintended consequence of central fetal monitoring.
Deciding whether the baby is too small or not: shifting standards
Have you ever wondered how growth charts are created?
Is your lactate meter leading you astray?
Fetal lactate testing in labour:. Are we making the same mistakes but hoping to get a different result?
Central fetal monitoring – time to deimplement?
Questions remain about the safety of central fetal monitoring systems.
Midwives must, obstetricians may: Learning new ways to read guidelines
When you put people back into clinical guidelines you can see previously invisible assumptions.
More evidence that intermittent auscultation is safe and effective
More evidence supports the safety and effectiveness of intrapartum monitoring with intermittent auscultation.
Gestational diabetes and CTG monitoring: What does the evidence say?
Is there evidence that #CTG monitoring for women with #GestationalDiabetes improves outcomes? #GDM
Autism and CTG monitoring: an interesting theory
Autism and the CTG: a new hypothesis asks whether there is a connection. @sciencesiren #autism #CTG #EFM
Has the OASI bundle been a success?
Has the OASI bundle been a success? #perinealtrauma #episiotomy @TransformingMCC
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