A list of fetal monitoring research resources available on www.sarawickham.com. Includes blog posts and references to relevant research.
Fetal monitoring research resources
Tag: fetal heart monitoring
EFM: ubiquitous yet flawed
“EFM has become a quintessential example of the perils of adopting new medical technologies without proper study of risks and benefits,” says a Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
“EFM is a waste of extremely scarce resources…”
A new paper analysing the evidence for electronic fetal monitoring shows this to be ineffective as a means of reducing cerebral palsy in sub-Saharan Africa.
Continuing the electronic fetal monitoring debate
Research telling the story behind some of the recent EFM debates in the medical literature and discussing the bias towards electronic fetal monitoring.
Pinard Wisdom (part 2)
How do you use a pinard? Sara Wickham and other experienced midwives offer tips, tricks and suggestions for those wanting to develop this skill.
Pinard Wisdom (part 1)
How do you use a pinard? Sara Wickham and other experienced midwives offer tips, tricks and suggestions for those wanting to develop this skill.
Fetal monitoring and cherry picking evidence…
Two senior doctors commend the BMJ for publishing a debate highlighting the way “in which the doctors supporting monitoring seem to cherry pick evidence”
The undiscussed cost of electronic fetal monitoring…
What is the real cost of electronic fetal monitoring? “In randomised clinical trials comparing electronic monitoring with intermittent auscultation, electronic monitoring increased the risk of caesarean by 63% (relative risk=1.63, 95% confidence interval 1.29 to 2.07). This suggests that,…
Electronic Fetal Monitoring: Rearranging The Titanic’s Deck Chairs
Discussing intermittent auscultation…
Sara Wickham looks at resesarch on intermittant auscultation and CTG monitoring, but finds that theory isn’t being translated into practice.