The UQ Student Midwife Association

How do we know if a baby is struggling during labour? In hospitals mostly they use CTG monitoring. The monitor is strapped to a woman’s body (those 2 big discs)…

But There is ZERO evidence that the use of CTG (cardiotocograph) offers ANY benefit to ANYONE… not in low risk circumstances or high risk circumstances… in fact, using it during preterm labour actually increases the risk of cerebral palsy. I’m not even joking, I wish there was some research that showed it was a good idea to use a CTG because almost every woman in labour will be offered it at some point, but if there is, researchers haven’t found it.

Some of the most exceptional research minds (, Mary Sidebotham, Jennifer Fenwick & Jenny Gamble) have looked at all the evidence and found 9 randomised controlled trials and 26 other studies, pooled the data and found, ‘no statistically significant differences in perinatal mortality rates’ and that the majority of the research was at critical risk of bias and should not be relied upon to inform clinical practice. So dire is the research that they called for an urgent need on research on CTG to be able to work out if there is actually any benefit to using it.

Don’t take my word for it, or send hate mail until you read the article yourself, it’s free and open access. Google scholar it using the title ‘intrapartum cardiotocograph monitoring and perinatal outcomes for women at risk: literature review’ and see for yourself.

If you are a midwife or practitioner who takes comfort in the use of a CTG thinking it’s going to keep babies safe… the research doesn’t show this and the culture of your workplace has lulled you into a false sense of security. Please remind yourself every time that you put a CTG on a woman that it’s not for hers or her babies benefit, it’s for the benefit of your workplace culture and satisfies an unfounded need to record everything - but it’s not evidence based.

Alternatives to CTG for women who want to monitor their babies heart beat in labour could be a Doppler.

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Don't take away our right to choose a home birth Women’s choice of birth attendant has been removed. Due to the sudden removal of insurance options, midwives can no longer provide midwifery care if they do not practice under the jurisdiction of a doctor. Women therefore are no longer able to employ the privately practicing midwife of their choice…

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***Attention Student Midwives*** Did you know that we keep a list of dedicated, passionate, woman focused student midwives who are seeking women to follow through? We are currently updating our list for 2015. If this sounds like you, please send us a message with your name, contact number, UNI, course, year level, & availability to attend appointments (or days that you know you are in available each week for lectures or classes etc) so that we can match you up with women who would like a student.

Some amazing tips for student midwives traveling this crazy path & trying to find balance in their lives...

Eight things I'd like to share with midwifery students who care... Dear Midwifery Student, I am sharing this with you in reply to your request for advice or words of wisdom on your journey. I hope you will understand when you realise that I have shared this with others before you, but I would far rather send you a shared response than no response. It is my hope that it might also give you hope to know that you're not alone; that many others have sent a similar message out into the Universe - and most of them are now qualified midwives. [ 1302 more words. ]

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Is anyone going to the student conference in September? Might be worth trying to get a group together?
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