The relationship between maternal anaemia and fetal heart rate patterns
Maternal #anaemia reduces the incidence of abnormal #CTG patterns. That’s a surprise!
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Routine umbilical cord gas analysis – is it worth it?
Routine cord blood gas analysis – harmful or helpful?
CTG monitoring in the Netherlands
This is what CTG monitoring practice looks like in the Netherlands. How does this compare to where you are?
What we don’t know about lactate might be harmful
We really have no idea what we are doing when it comes to fetal blood sampling during labour. Maybe we should stop doing it.
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 […]
Adding something extra to make the CTG work
Can we get CTG monitoring to improve outcomes by adding extra bits to it? A summary of what I have previously written.
Is your lactate meter leading you astray?
Fetal lactate testing in labour:. Are we making the same mistakes but hoping to get a different result?
More evidence that intermittent auscultation is safe and effective
More evidence supports the safety and effectiveness of intrapartum monitoring with intermittent auscultation.
Birth Small Talk 