hi everyone
CTGs are one of my biggest fury-builders !!
im not sure theres even evidence thats they are beneficial for
high risk pregnancies ? ..
the only benefit i can find in the literature is that routine
CTG decreases the risk of neonatal seizures. However it also
increases the chance of caesarean and operative vaginal delivery
and is not associated with any improvement in 1 minute apgars or
decreases in admissions to NICU, perinatal deaths or cerebal palsy..... These
results are from a study of over 18 000 women.
when you add in the movement limitation in labour, impossibility of water
immersion for labour or birth, inconvenience, stress, increase in workload and
less focus on the woman and her family, seems that a small decrease in
neonatal seizures doesnt really cut it..
please correct me if im wrong but these are the only studies i could
find
It is also interesting to look at the use of CTG in pregnancy. in a study
of 1588 high and intermediate risk pregnancies, CTG was found to have no
effect on fetal morbidity or mortality or maternal mortality when used
during pregnancy. further, in this study, the CTG group had a HIGHER
perinatal mortality rate !!!!!!!
brendamanning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
That is so true !
CTG technicians!!
Don't laugh, it'll probably happen.
Isn't that basically what the FDU at MMC do?
It is appropriate for high risk infants
obviously but these things do have a tendency to spread to encompass the
normal in my experience.
BM
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It's cynicism based on reality
Brenda. Midwives in hospital could often be called monitoring
technicians based on my recent experience. They should have someone
else attend the monitors so the midwives can actually pay some attention
to the birthing woman. Oh how I hate those monitors!
Yvette
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I really see this as the future of
midwifery/pregnancy care in Australia.
Midwives will be the technicians & Doulas
the care-givers.
Or is that just pure cynicism?
BM
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The stories behind this need are to
me a sad reflection on the US health system which our federal
govt is pushing us to immulate! !
Denise Hynd
"Let us support one another, not just in
philosophy but in action, for the sake of freedom for all women to
choose exactly how and by whom, if by anyone, our bodies will be
handled."
Linda Hes
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