Day Pregnancy Facilities & CTG Monitoring

This is a special facility for patients of Dr. Kiesey-Calding. Staffed by our midwives, women with a need for increased monitoring (eg for increased blood pressure, CTG’s (see below)etc) are able to attend outside their scheduled visits. Our experienced midwives are available to you during business hours to give you unparalled access to a midwife who is both familiar to you and who knows your case without having to “start at the beginning”. With close liason with Dr. Kiesey-Calding, a full assessment can be made in a timely fashion, and appropriate action taken. As this is all done on site, there is no loss of time in attending different places for care (for example, to get an ultrasound done, or CTG monitoring done at the hospital). So if everything is okay, you’re in, you’re checked and then you’re good to go.

CTG monitoring is done to measure baby’s overall activity and cardiac reserves. It is similar to an ECG done on adults to examine the heart, and uses a microphone strapped against a pregnant abdomen to pick up the fetal heart rate. This is then recorded on graph paper over about 30 minutes. As well as the fetal heart rate, any uterine activity (“tightenings” or contractions) will also be recorded, ensuring a full data set for intepretation. This is usually done in our day pregnancy unit, in a massaging armchair for your privacy and comfort.