Do bigger women benefit from intrapartum CTG monitoring?

CTG monitoring is often recommended for women with higher BMI. What does the evidence say?
CTG monitoring is often recommended for women with higher BMI. What does the evidence say?
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
“You’ll get sued if you don’t put a CTG on”. Is it true? @louiseroth
We expect that evidence based guidelines are written by people who can critically review and use evidence. Sometimes that’s not what happens though. Here’s an example….
Sometimes I like to write about ideas rather than research. Here is a collection of musings that might give you ideas too.
Does flipping the woman over fix an abnormal CTG? An evidence summary.
When you put people back into clinical guidelines you can see previously invisible assumptions.
Three strikes and you are out! How a guideline meant to make maternity care safer undermined good communication.
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!
Are we doing more harm than good when we use a #CTG for a woman with reduced movements?