WOMB study - WOmen’s experiences of Monitoring Baby.

Project Member(s): Scarf, V., Fox, D., Coddington, R.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Maridulu Budyari Gumal - The Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE) (SPHERE Maternal, Newborn and Women’s Clinical Academic Group (CAG) – Translational research projects)
Maridulu Budyari Gumal - The Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE) (SPHERE Maternal, Newborn and Women’s Clinical Academic Group (CAG) – Translational research projects)

Start year: 2022

Summary: During childbirth, fetal monitoring is indicated on an intermittent or continuous basis to monitor the wellbeing of the fetus. All women have some form of fetal monitoring during labour and more than half of the 300 000 women who give birth each year in Australia experience continuous electronic fetal monitoring (CEFM). CEFM can impact a woman's labour by restricting mobility and prompting interventions. Little is known about women’s experiences of being monitored during labour and birth and how their experiences differ depending on what form of monitoring they receive. This project examines women’s self-reported experiences of fetal monitoring during labour and birth, via an online survey. The survey will explore how women experienced their birth when they were monitored using a variety of different monitoring devices, and if they were monitored in a continuous or intermittent fashion. It will examine what women and found beneficial and challenging.

FOR Codes: Midwifery, Women's and maternal health

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.