661 women need to be continuously monitored to prevent 1 seizure. This in turn will result in 11 unnecessary C- births.

‘People need to realize that the Doppler and intermittent CTG use (without the trace print out) results in an increase of CS in comparison to the use of the pinard’ #EFM #MaternityCare22

‘As a screening test, CTG responds poorly; It has poor predictive value leading to unnecessary interventions, notably C-birth, which is not a benign operation and which carries it's own risks.’

“Routine use of #EFM is not in the best interests of mothers or babies”
#MaternityCare22

* Fetal monitoring is not just about the fetal heart rate. It's about assuming how the baby is doing

* In 1974 the EFM machine was sold to maternity care units as the key to eliminating stillbirth. The evidence showed us it has made no difference. #EFM #MaternityCare22

* The CTG is NOT a diagnostic tool. It is an assessment tool enabling the clinician to use their assessment skills’

‘The ruling that no midwife could go out and work in the community unless they have served three years in an obstetric unit, this negates midwifery education’ #NationalMaternityStrategy #MaternityCare22

* The Strategy turned away from specific voices; those of midwives and women. Instead it was executed to preserve the hierarchical cadres at the top.

‘Revolution is whereby people learn to pull the emergency break on a train heading nowhere’

JML: ‘The National Maternity Strategy is a form of Structural Violence’

AIMSI say Hear, Hear!! #MaternityCare22 #NationalMaternityStrategy

* JML asks, How can the 1000 voices of women to Liveline not be responded to? Why were these voices not listened to by government and policy makers?

We all have to find our courage and improvements in women's health.

Contest ALL language that doesn't fit in with your ethics

Jo Murphy Lawless (JML) TCD is amplifying the voices of student midwives; reading emails from #BirthRightsAllianceIreland Rally.

‘Systemic factors stop student midwives and midwives from being the midwife they want to be’ #MaternityCare22

* ‘Hierarchically driven organisations excludes those whose voices should be heard and leads to no improvement in outcomes’

“Implications of medical and legal issues leads us to intervene too soon” #MaternityCare22

* “Every woman needs a midwife and NOT every woman needs an obs”

* “There is no evidence to show that outcomes are improved if you are home birhing and are over 30 minutes from a maternity hospital.”

“We need a national campaign to raise awareness of home birth.”

* “Why are our heads in a computer when women are giving birth around us?”

#AIMSI will begin live tweeting from this conference at 9:45am when speakers aligned with our advocacy will begin speaking. #MaternityCare22

I do not support the views of a guest speaker at todays midwifery conference where they publicly state in recent tweets/insta posts that inclusive language is dangerous. I support birthing people. #MaternityCare22

Going to an online event and want to support inclusivity in birth rights? No time like the present! Feel free to use and share! #BirthRights #AIMSI #Dignity #Respect #MaternityCare22