“When it works well, it’s great!”: Midwives perspectives on the beltless non-invasive fetal electrocardiogram for women in larger bodies in labour
Midwives are motivated to support women in larger bodies to have positive birth experiences, and they accept that maturing new technologies takes time. While the non-invasive fetal electrocardiogram does not yet fulfil the need for certainty in fetal heart rate connection, midwives responded positively to its beltless design and the reliability of uterine contraction measurement.
Authors
- Vanessa L. Scarf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3503-9610)
- Deborah J. Fox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8032-8633)
- Kathleen Baird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0142-6962)
- Elizabeth Pickup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0780-5496)
- Madeline Hawke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8056-4222)
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Women and Birth
- Published
- 2025-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102150
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00