When Evidence Fails to Change Practice: Examining the Persistence of Continuous Fetal Monitoring

Raymond G. De Vries, Lisa Kane Low, Meagan Chuey, Samia Abdelnabi, Maryn Lewallen, Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Department of Obstetrics , School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Qualitative Health Research

Published online on June 09, 2025

Abstract

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Using scientific evidence to guide medical practice seems self-evident but, in certain specialties, it has proven difficult to realize. Use of continuous electronic fetal monitoring (cEFM) during labor is a case in point: research has shown that when ...