'CTGs for planned VBAC'

Most women planning a vaginal birth in hospital after one (or more) caesarean sections will be told they must have continuous CTG monitoring. Is this evidence-based or nonsense? Dr Kirsten Small from BirthSmallTalk will take us through what the research says and doesn't say, and why registered maternity professionals do this. She'll give you practical tips to help you support women to make their own minds up about which fetal monitoring approach to use.

Dr Kirsten Small​

Dr Kirsten Small is an obstetrically trained educator and researcher. Her research has focussed on the use of CTG monitoring during labour, something she writes about regularly on her blog BirthSmallTalk. She is committed to making maternity care more respectful and evidence based. Kirsten is currently the Senior Research Lead on the Australian Midwifery Futures project. She lives on Gubbi Gubbi land on the Sunshine Coast.

Recording Gift

Here is a gift recording of Kirsten's planned 2024 presentation

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