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When research doesn’t go as planned…

In a trial comparing fetal blood sampling to digital fetal scalp stimulation for assessing fetal wellbeing, recruitment fell short, concluding early after just 534 participants. Despite showing a significantly lower caesarean section rate with scalp stimulation, the small sample limits the findings. The irony of guidelines undermining evidence development is discussed.

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When the CTG is not normal, should you turn on STAN or check the fetal pH?

CTG monitoring is in use during a woman’s labour. The fetal heart rate pattern is now abnormal. As her maternity professional, you know that the positive predictive value of the CTG is low, and want to avoid caesarean section unless it is going to improve the fetal outcome. And you don’t want to misidentify when caesarean section is a great idea and as a result have an avoidable poor outcome […]

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