Hi Mary, it might be worth also putting this to an independent mw list as I
am sure they deal with the situation of HBAC without continuous monitoring
frequently. At the end of the day, though, if she understands the rationale
for continuous monitoring and she declines how can you not go with her
wishes?
Deborah
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> I have just been contacted by a woman who is 38 weeks pregnant with her third baby. Her first babe was born by emergency C/S. She then had a successful VBAC with her second babe, but it was quite a 'managed' labour. She has asked to talk to me about her birth plan, as she is very keen to avoid continuous monitoring (which she had last time), and she wants to be as active as possible. These are great choices - but I can't put my hand on any research that she can use to back up her request. Of course, it's not essential to have any research to back up her wishes, but it always helps. Equally, I know that there is no research which shows that EFM improves outcomes. However, I wanted to ask all of you lovely people for any other support you can offer.
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> A very happy new year to you all
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