Foetal Monitoring During Labour.

[Snacks]

It's a good idea to stay at home for as long as you can in that case

[BellyBelly]

Intermittent fetal monitoring with a doppler is standard at hospital or home, so if you are talking about continuous CTG, then the studies all say that all that results in is higher c/s rates without improving outcomes. So why is it used? Well, if they get sued, they have proof on record that there was something on the read out that concerned them, so they did something about it.

[Liviam]

Here here Kelly!!! Beautifully said!!!!

I was induced as my waters broke and I couldn't go into labour so I had to be monitored continously on a CTG. It was hospital policy and I couldn't get out of it (and I work there, GGGRRRRR!!!!!!). I still had an active upright labour and spent hours in the shower.

Fingers crossed you get a much much better response than I did and you get your intermittent monitoring.

[blue daisy]

continuous fetal montinoring or CTG's has been introduced into 'standard' care in labor for a variety of reasons (inductions, epidurals. percieved risk)...but there is not any evidence based practise for this...CTG's increase medical intervention but do not increase health outcomes for mother and baby

intermittent monitoring remains the best way to check your baby during labor, most mw's will want to check this every 15 mins or so once you are in established labor

x

[krysalyss]

I had an induction and ended up with continuous monitoring. When I tried to get up bubs heart rate kept dropping. It was also a reaction to the induction drug causing tonic contractions (the drip had to be stopped completely but I went into natural labour). So I stayed on the bed and the monitor the whole time. I ended up in a few different positions but probably wouldnt have argued anyway. It was pretty scary having the heart rate alarm go off and lots of people pour into the room. But it wasn't a usual labour.

[Neenee Jellybeanie]

You have the legal right to refuse ANY intervention that you don't want!

[Ozziehoffy]

I hear where you're coming from, however, I'm so very grateful that they did want to check bubs heartrate cos it turns out it was dropping to 40 bpm after every contraction. The only internal I had was after they saw this happening continuously to check where he might be. He was still sitting up high. So we had some intervention, still had VBAC though but like I said, very grateful for the fact they did like to do a check. Just another view