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Many thanks for doing this Claire. Katherine On Tue, 25 Feb 2020, 12:22 Claire Feeley, < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > hello again, > > I've drafted a letter to forward to Kathryn Gutteridge regarding fresh > ears, attached here, I've kept this focused on the fresh ears issue rather > than the wider issues to keep the letter focused. > > Please let me know if you're happy to be named as a contributor/supporter > of its contents, so far I've included: > > Professor Soo Downe > Professor Jane Sandall > Dr Jenny Hall > Dr Lucia Rocca-Ihenacho > Margaret Jowitt (consumer) > Dr Sheena Bryom OBE > Associate Professor Ank de Jonge > Linda Wylie (ARM) > >30 clinical midwives from the social media discussion which I’ve opted to > keep anonymous. > > > I've not done this before, so am hoping it reads alright! > > Thanks for your time > Dr Claire Feeley > > > On Sunday, 23 February 2020, 17:36:00 GMT, Katherine Hales < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Thank you Claire this is very helpful. > > Katherine > > On Thu, 20 Feb 2020, 11:17 Claire Feeley, < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Dear All, > > I have been engaged in a conversation of Facebook about the Saving Babies > Lives v2 regarding the introduction of 'fresh ears' for IA- found here > https://www.facebook.com/groups/MUNet/permalink/2064124127067440/. > It was also in V1, but I recall the language was more caveated in the > previous version. > > This idea that midwives require a second midwife to listen to the FH > during IA once an hour appears to have taken traction in some trusts, > without any evidence to support its use. Concerning enough...I was > particularly alarmed by the report from one midwife who reported that at a > home birth, they are 'required' to phone the labour ward coordinator for > them to listen to the FH over the phone! > > While I appreciate there have been some poor outcomes during uncomplicated > labours due to errors using IA (audit attached here from one trust), I am > concerned that once again we're in a position of what 'seems like a good > idea' may have unintended (negative) consequences. I understand that the > Consultant Midwives group are in the process of writing a position > statement on this which is awaiting publication. However, I do not know how > other concerns can be raised- hence my desire to flag it to this group for > advice of what to do/what can be done to challenge this? > > Also from the fb conversation, one person said their trust was operating a > 'trial' basis, yet that comes under service improvement/auditing cycles, > and not 'official' research. Therefore, I am also concerned that such an > intervention hasn't gone through the usual ethics procedures that we would > be obliged to do, raising ethical issues all of its own. > > > Any advice on what to do next would be gratefully received! > > Best wishes, > Dr Claire Feeley > Midwife/Researcher > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MIDWIFERY-RESEARCH list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MIDWIFERY-RESEARCH&A=1 > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MIDWIFERY-RESEARCH list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MIDWIFERY-RESEARCH&A=1 > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MIDWIFERY-RESEARCH list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MIDWIFERY-RESEARCH&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the MIDWIFERY-RESEARCH list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MIDWIFERY-RESEARCH&A=1