Electronic Fetal Monitoring

Part 2A ~ Failure of elective C-sections surgery to prevent pelvic floor damage ~ 2A

by faithgibson November 6, 2019

Part 2A ~ word count 2,300 Easy-to-copy-&-share link –>  http://tinyurl.com/ Is ‘elective Cesarean’ policy an effective strategy for preventing pelvic floor problems in childbearing women based on valid scientific evidence? ~ “A Scar is Born Every 39 Seconds” ~ The headline in a 1998 advertisement for a skin product to rub on C-section incisions to diminish scarring […]

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Part 1D ~ Failure of c-EFM to prevent cerebral palsy or protect OBs from lawsuits

by faithgibson November 5, 2019

1D: The Dark Side of the Moon Serious and ongoing disagreement btw individual obstetricians on EFM data & whether an emergent C-section is needed How and why EFM is directly associated with increased rate of Cesareans The other great big ‘elephant’ in the labor room when interpreting c-EFM data is the incredible lack of agreement between obstetricians […]

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Part 1C ~ Failure of c-EFM to prevent cerebral palsy or protect OBs from lawsuits ~1C

by faithgibson November 4, 2019

1C: Historical and legal background of the problem, more excerpts from EFM research The obstetrical profession’s relationship with EFM as the universal standard of care in the US is like looking under the lamp post for keys that you lost on the far side of the street. The reason you are looking on this side […]

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Part 1B ~ Failure of c-EFM to prevent cerebral palsy or protect OBs from lawsuits ~1B

by faithgibson August 3, 2019

~ 1B ~ word count 2,100 In the first place ‘Do No Harm’ Conforming opinion to facts — acknowledged scientific evidence — within an ethical framework  In his autobiography, The Story of My Life, Dr. Marion Sims wrote about the advantages of working on people that were essentially his property (i.e. women slaves): “There was […]

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MAYDAY Series: Ref 8 ~ Science-based Editorial “Why Are We Using Electronic Fetal Monitoring?”

by faithgibson May 31, 2019

American Family Physician Why Are We Using Electronic Fetal Monitoring? PRINT COMMENTS Related Article CLARISSA C. KRIPKE, M.D., Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Am Fam Physician May 1999 1;59(9):2416-2422. https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0501/p2416.html In the 1960s and 1970s, continuous electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) was introduced with the idea that it would help clinicians diagnose fetal hypoxia in […]

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