Does electronic fetal heart rate or CTG monitoring reduce perinatal mortality in ‘high risk’ women? Sara Wickham looks at research showing that it does not.
Does CTG monitoring reduce perinatal mortality in ‘high risk’ women?
Tag: fetal heart monitoring
Fetal monitoring research resources
A list of fetal monitoring research resources available on www.sarawickham.com. Includes blog posts and references to relevant research.
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,…
