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There is no research supporting hospital birth or electronic fetal monitoring. EFM has never saved a life or improved outcomes and the research is very clear about this. EFM kills women because the main outcome of EFM is increased cesareans. So if you want to improve outcomes, you would have to change protocol to exclude EFM. Buying a fetoscope and keeping it on the ward would be the first step. Use it . Another thing you can do to promote active birth is to remove the EFM. If you need the research on a million women showing no improvement with EFM, i can find it for you.
I am not aware of such research. Search with these keywords may show what research is available.
What do you mean electronic fetal monitoring. I think will be different in each country
Not aware of research. But most principles of active birth can be utilised when using telemetry CTG units.
I am not sure about the research, but my understanding is continuous EFM restricts some of the activities that promote active birth.
The assumption some people have is that one intervention leads to another and therefore some midwives fail to continue facilitating normality even in the midst of complications. Some Trust have mobile fetal monitoring devices which can be useful to facilitate active births. In the absence of these, women can still be supported to assume certain positions next to their beds ie standing, rocking chair, gym ball, birthing stool etc to promote active births.