What is perinatal asphyxia? An analysis of how we construct meaning.
What do we mean when we say perinatal asphyxia?
Does CTG monitoring cause the fetal heart rate to become abnormal?
The design of the very first RCT about CTG monitoring is interesting, and it raised a question which we really haven’t ever answered fully. Does the use of CTGs create the very problem they are meant to prevent?
Has the OASI bundle been a success?
Has the OASI bundle been a success? #perinealtrauma #episiotomy @TransformingMCC
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
“Fetal Distress”: An Epic Tale
Is it time to rethink the concept of “fetal distress”?
Birth Trauma Awareness Week
Grab a cuppa and watch today’s amazing video conversation from #birthtraumawareness week.
The invisible trauma in our perinatal data
What do official records reveal about our beliefs around birthing bodies and trauma? #BirthTraumaAwarenessWeek
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.
