Cardiotocography in practice:a qualitative study to explore obstetrical care professionals' experiences with using cardiotocography information in Dutch practice

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore obstetric care professionals' experiences with using cardiotocograph (CTG) information and how they employ this tool in their practice. DESIGN: Qualitative study, involving 30 semi-structured interviews and two focus group sessions. Conventional content analysis was used for data analysis. SETTING: Amsterdam University Medical Centers in the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS: In total, 43 care professionals participated. The respondents included obstetricians, residents in obstetrics and gynaecology, junior physicians, clinical midwives and nurses. FINDINGS: Thre... Mehr ...