Risks of CTG monitoring

Summary

This is a series of three articles written by Kirsten Small, a specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist in Australia, exploring the risks that flow from the use of intrapartum monitoring.

Part 1

Examines evidence of short and long-term physical harms to birthing women relating to higher rates of surgical birth when intrapartum Cardiotocography (CTG) monitoring is used.

Part 2

Focuses on possible psychological harms which have been reported relating to CTG use.

Part 3

Looks at the possibility that CTG use might cause harm to the baby, while the two previous posts have examined the risk to birthing women.