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Maternity professionals take part in fetal monitoring masterclasses

03 May 2023

 

More than 70 maternity professionals, including consultants, registrars and midwives, gathered at the James Paget over the weekend for two days of masterclasses on Cardiotocography (CTG) electronic fetal monitoring.

A group of people sit, facing away from the camera in a large room, the Burrage Centre Lecture Theatre on our hospital site, listening to a speaker at the front of the room. A slide projection is on the wall behind the speaker, who is drawing on a flip chart.

The masterclasses were led by Mr Austin Ugwumadu, a consultant and senior lecturer in obstetrics and gynaecology at St George’s University Hospitals in London, and were attended by maternity staff from the James Paget as well as guests from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and West Suffolk Hospital.

The sessions covered a range of topics including Intrapartum Hypoxia, High Risk Labours and local case reviews, with a discussion of anonymous local cases to give professionals the opportunity to talk through scenarios.

Three people - two men, Dr Mohammed and Mr Ugwumadu, stand either side of a woman (Lesley Yates). All three face the camera, smiling. The background behind them is a beige wall and a light wood desk. The three are smartly dressed with Dr Mohammed in a camel coloured jacket, light blue shirt and dark blue tie and trousers, Lesley in a smart white blouse and dark blue trousers and Mr Ugwumadu wearing a burgundy jumper and white trousers.

Lesley Yates, Fetal Monitoring Lead Midwife (pictured above with Dr Mohammed and Mr Ugwumadu), who was instrumental in organising the day, along with Cloe Knights and the PDM team, said the training had brought everyone together.

“This was a great opportunity for midwives, consultants and registrars to work together and it was the most successful multi-disciplinary event we have held recently as we work to enhance skills and understanding within the team. Over 50 medical and midwifery staff attended on Saturday for the CTG Masterclass session and more than 20 senior midwives, consultants and registrars attended the Advance CTG Masterclass on Sunday.

“It was a long and exciting weekend learning together, with fantastic engagement from the Maternity team and I’d like to thank Kelly Stevens, Head of Midwifery at the James Paget, Katy Dogbey, Consultant Midwife and Dr Amr Mohammed, Obs and Gynae Registrar, as well as the Trust, for all the support.”

Our photos show the masterclass in progress, Dr Amr Mohammed delivering case studies and Dr Mohammed, Lesley Yates and Mr Austin Ugwumadu.

Another photograph of participants sitting facing the front of the room, away from the camera, watching the presentation on the slide projection screen. A woman stands at a lecturn at the front left hand side.

Dr Mohammed stands behind a pale wooden lecturn, smiling at the camera. A slide on the projection screen behind him reads ' Fetal Monitoring Case Study' . The slide also bears the James Paget logo and the words 'CTG study day' in much smaller writing.