We are closing out our Cesarean Awareness Month series on the most common reasons for C-sections with a deep dive into all things fetal monitoring! CNM Paige Boran, who attended Lily’s VBAC and who we deeply love and trust, answers every question you can imagine. This is definitely an episode you will want to save and listen back to often!

Midwife Paige talks about:

• The history of continuous fetal monitoring
• The differences between continuous, internal, and internal monitoring
• Bradycardia and tachycardia readings
• CFM and VBAC
• When she recommends having CFM
• How to advocate informed consent and declination
• Early, variable, and late decelerations
• Head compression and cord compression
• When fetal heart tracings become concerning & what empowered conversations look like
• Ways to help resolve decels
• Placental insufficiency
• All signs of uterine rupture
• How to make the decision of going for a C-section or continuing to labor
• Evidence on continuous fetal monitoring

And more!! We are so grateful for providers like Midwife Paige who we have seen in action and are willing to take the time to help educate our community. For those who question if they made the right call to have a cesarean or continue to labor due to fetal heart readings, we send you love. It is so tough!

Fetal heart tones are so nuanced. We hope that with this episode, you feel empowered with more knowledge to find a team that gives you the support and individualized care you deserve.

Evidence Based Birth®: Evidence on Continuous Fetal Monitoring

NYT Article on Continuous Fetal Monitoring

The VBAC Link Blog: The 5 Most Common Reasons for C-section

The VBAC Link Blog: How to Navigate VBAC Hospital Policies

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