Continuous Foetal HR Monitoring, with Dr Kirsten Small

Continuous Foetal Monitoring can be uncomfortable, anxiety-inducing or misleading, but there’s plenty of evidence for its use, right? That’s the question Dr. Kirsten Small set out to answer after her long career in obstetrics. Her research led her to question everything about trace monitoring, from the case for low and high risk differentials to how centralised monitoring changes care in the birth room. In this episode, I’m speaking to Kirsten about her findings, and how you can make an informed choice about whether to use CTG monitoring during your birth. Kirsten Small is a retired specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist, working as an educator, writer, and researcher. Her vision is to promote and protect respectful maternity care for women, babies, families, and their care providers through education and research. She is a feminist and is critical of the patriarchal values embedded within healthcare systems, and particularly within obstetrics and gynaecology. Kirsten is mother to two lovely grown up people. When she’s not writing or teaching, she’s probably reading, sewing, gardening, or cooking. Find more from Kirsten on her blog - or follow her on Instagram, Facebook or X @birthsmalltalk Please

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Continuous Foetal HR Monitoring, with Dr Kirsten Small is an episode from The birth-ed podcast by Megan Rossiter, birth-ed .

This episode is 71:25 long.

This episode was published on May 2, 2024.

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