Is computerised interpretation of the CTG a cost-effective option?
Computerised interpretation of the #CTG with #INFANT doesn’t save healthcare costs. It is time to abandon it.
Oxygen and fetal heart rate abnormalities
Don’t assume that because something is standard practice in your part of the world that it is based in sound evidence.
Customised growth charts and stillbirth prevention: New research
Personalised growth charts don’t seem to be the solution we hoped for. #GAP #StillbirthPrevention
Challenging the mechanical view of birth
Women and babies continue to get on with the task of birth, even though science hasn’t quite worked out how they do it.
Power and the Cardiotocograph
I’ve just uploaded the final version of my PhD thesis. I thought I would share the opening of it with you.
If fetal movement monitoring on its own doesn’t work, will adding a blood test to it improve outcomes?
It is heartening to see that care is being taken to ensure that rigorous research is being done before introducing a new test into practice.
Fetal movement monitoring and stillbirth prevention: What’s new in research?
Does teaching women to focus on the movements of the fetus prevent stillbirth, or does it create a new set of problems?
Birth Small Talk 