It’s the patriarchy….
What does the #patriarchy have to do with the pelvic floor?
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.
The story behind our paper
Today’s post shares the back story behind our paper. #CTG #EFM #PerinatalMortality #CP
@TransformingMCC
@ProfJennyGamble
@MarySidebotham
@GriffithMidwifery
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.
Listening to the fetus: the history of fetal heart rate monitoring
The history of maternity care is essentially the story of men trying to make sense of women as a mysterious “other” to men. This is true of the history of fetal heart rate monitoring too.
What is intermittent auscultation?
Most high-income countries require maternity clinicians who work with women during labour to attend regular courses on the use and interpretation of CTG monitoring. I’ve been to more than a few during my time – but I have never been to an education session where there was a specific focus on how to use and interpret IA.
What is CTG monitoring?
Today’s post takes up back to the basics and discusses what CTG monitoring is (and isn’t).
