The relationship between maternal anaemia and fetal heart rate patterns
Maternal #anaemia reduces the incidence of abnormal #CTG patterns. That’s a surprise!
Tag Archive for ‘Physiology’
Keeping up with physiology research
If we don’t understand physiology, we don’t know what we are doing when we are monitoring the fetus. What’s the latest on physiological control of the fetal heart rate?
Up is good, down is not
New evidence about the relationship between decelerations, accelerations, and hypoxic brain injury.
What are the gaps in our knowledge?
My wish list for new research about fetal monitoring in labour. @ProfJennyGamble
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.
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room
Research findings linking poor outcomes with abnormal CTG patterns reinforce the message that CTG monitoring isn’t effective. Why aren’t we talking about it?
Giving oxygen when the CTG is abnormal
I’ve updated this blog post to include new research findings. (Spoiler: oxygen therapy still doesn’t work)
Stopping the oxytocin infusion when the CTG is abnormal
Synthetic oxytocin can cause fetal hypoxia. Is there evidence about what to do when the CTG becomes abnormal?
Changing the woman’s position when the CTG is abnormal
Does flipping the woman over fix an abnormal CTG? An evidence summary.
Giving intravenous fluids when the CTG is abnormal
Given IV fluids when the CTG is abnormal is illogical – here’s why.
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