Dr Kirsten Small PhD
@birthsmalltalk.bsky.social
Retired Australian obs/gyn. Research, writer, educator, feminist. Fetal Monitoring expert. Keeper of chickens and secrets. Find all my things - https://education.birthsmalltalk.com/bst-links
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September 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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September 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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There's an entirely different way of thinking about maternity services. Risk and Uncertainty in Maternity Care: Putting Risk In Its Place provides an opportunity to look differently at the work you do.
Ask your uni or hospital library to put it on the shelves.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
Ask your uni or hospital library to put it on the shelves.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
August 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM
There's an entirely different way of thinking about maternity services. Risk and Uncertainty in Maternity Care: Putting Risk In Its Place provides an opportunity to look differently at the work you do.
Ask your uni or hospital library to put it on the shelves.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
Ask your uni or hospital library to put it on the shelves.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
BirthSmallTalk is your reliable guide to the evidence about fetal monitoring (and more). Subscribe to stay on top of the latest research.
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August 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
BirthSmallTalk is your reliable guide to the evidence about fetal monitoring (and more). Subscribe to stay on top of the latest research.
education.birthsmalltalk.com/newsletter
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#Birth #Pregnancy #Maternity #Midwife #FetalMonitoring
#Birth #Pregnancy #Maternity #Midwife #FetalMonitoring
August 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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#Birth #Pregnancy #Maternity #Midwife #FetalMonitoring
#Birth #Pregnancy #Maternity #Midwife #FetalMonitoring
There's an entirely different way of thinking about maternity services. Risk and Uncertainty in Maternity Care: Putting Risk In Its Place provides an opportunity to look differently at the work you do.
Ask your uni or hospital library to put it on the shelves.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
Ask your uni or hospital library to put it on the shelves.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
July 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM
There's an entirely different way of thinking about maternity services. Risk and Uncertainty in Maternity Care: Putting Risk In Its Place provides an opportunity to look differently at the work you do.
Ask your uni or hospital library to put it on the shelves.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
Ask your uni or hospital library to put it on the shelves.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
Never miss a blog post, a workshop, or an important evidence update from me again. Subscribe to the Birth Small Talk newsletter and I'll be in touch once a month.
Fetal Monitoring information you can rely on - for your birth or for your practice.
education.birthsmalltalk.com/newsletter
Fetal Monitoring information you can rely on - for your birth or for your practice.
education.birthsmalltalk.com/newsletter
July 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Never miss a blog post, a workshop, or an important evidence update from me again. Subscribe to the Birth Small Talk newsletter and I'll be in touch once a month.
Fetal Monitoring information you can rely on - for your birth or for your practice.
education.birthsmalltalk.com/newsletter
Fetal Monitoring information you can rely on - for your birth or for your practice.
education.birthsmalltalk.com/newsletter
Follow for trustworthy and accessible information to support YOUR decision making.
#Birth #Pregnancy #Maternity #Midwife #FetalMonitoring
#Birth #Pregnancy #Maternity #Midwife #FetalMonitoring
July 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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#Birth #Pregnancy #Maternity #Midwife #FetalMonitoring
#Birth #Pregnancy #Maternity #Midwife #FetalMonitoring
There's an entirely different way of thinking about maternity services. Risk and Uncertainty in Maternity Care: Putting Risk In Its Place provides an opportunity to look differently at the work you do.
Ask your uni or hospital library to put it on the shelves.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
Ask your uni or hospital library to put it on the shelves.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
June 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM
There's an entirely different way of thinking about maternity services. Risk and Uncertainty in Maternity Care: Putting Risk In Its Place provides an opportunity to look differently at the work you do.
Ask your uni or hospital library to put it on the shelves.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
Ask your uni or hospital library to put it on the shelves.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
Academic junk mail came as a surprise when it first started happening to me. Now I'm used to seeing a dozen or so of these most days. I particularly love the ones from dead authors like George Orwell!
June 19, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Academic junk mail came as a surprise when it first started happening to me. Now I'm used to seeing a dozen or so of these most days. I particularly love the ones from dead authors like George Orwell!
Life is full in very lovely ways - but I can't fit it all in anymore. Changes are coming, including for the Birth Small Talk Blog. Comment BLOG and I'll send you the link so you know what is going on, what is changing and what isn't.
June 17, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Life is full in very lovely ways - but I can't fit it all in anymore. Changes are coming, including for the Birth Small Talk Blog. Comment BLOG and I'll send you the link so you know what is going on, what is changing and what isn't.
BirthSmallTalk is your reliable guide to the evidence about fetal monitoring (and more). Subscribe to stay on top of the latest research.
education.birthsmalltalk.com/newsletter
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June 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Tell me what you most want to see sorted out!
I'm currently working on
👗Perfectly practical pockets in all women's clothing
🛡️Fetal monitoring options that actually work
🏡Self-cleaning houses
#WorldDomination #JustForFun #NoPromises
I'm currently working on
👗Perfectly practical pockets in all women's clothing
🛡️Fetal monitoring options that actually work
🏡Self-cleaning houses
#WorldDomination #JustForFun #NoPromises
June 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Tell me what you most want to see sorted out!
I'm currently working on
👗Perfectly practical pockets in all women's clothing
🛡️Fetal monitoring options that actually work
🏡Self-cleaning houses
#WorldDomination #JustForFun #NoPromises
I'm currently working on
👗Perfectly practical pockets in all women's clothing
🛡️Fetal monitoring options that actually work
🏡Self-cleaning houses
#WorldDomination #JustForFun #NoPromises
Follow for trustworthy and accessible information to support YOUR decision making.
#Birth #Pregnancy #Maternity #Midwife #FetalMonitoring
#Birth #Pregnancy #Maternity #Midwife #FetalMonitoring
June 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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#Birth #Pregnancy #Maternity #Midwife #FetalMonitoring
#Birth #Pregnancy #Maternity #Midwife #FetalMonitoring
There's an entirely different way of thinking about maternity services. Risk and Uncertainty in Maternity Care: Putting Risk In Its Place provides an opportunity to look differently at the work you do.
Ask your uni or hospital library to put it on the shelves.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
Ask your uni or hospital library to put it on the shelves.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
May 22, 2026 at 8:00 AM
There's an entirely different way of thinking about maternity services. Risk and Uncertainty in Maternity Care: Putting Risk In Its Place provides an opportunity to look differently at the work you do.
Ask your uni or hospital library to put it on the shelves.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
Ask your uni or hospital library to put it on the shelves.
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
There's increased awareness of confusion between maternal and fetal heart rates during CTG monitoring. New research suggests adding maternal heart rate data may negatively impact CTG interpretation. Read more on the blog, including my suggestions to address this issue.
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May 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM
There's increased awareness of confusion between maternal and fetal heart rates during CTG monitoring. New research suggests adding maternal heart rate data may negatively impact CTG interpretation. Read more on the blog, including my suggestions to address this issue.
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There's a strong belief that recording every single fetal heart beat rather than a patchy recording with loss of signal leads to better outcomes for babies. New research examines whether this is true - and their findings surprised even me!
birthsmalltalk.com/2026/05/13/i...
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May 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM
There's a strong belief that recording every single fetal heart beat rather than a patchy recording with loss of signal leads to better outcomes for babies. New research examines whether this is true - and their findings surprised even me!
birthsmalltalk.com/2026/05/13/i...
birthsmalltalk.com/2026/05/13/i...
My wish for women who want to or are on their way to becoming mothers: May your journey to and through motherhood be surrounded by joy, confidence, security, and love.
My commitment is to keep working at building a world where this is true for all.
#MothersDay2026 #Mothers
My commitment is to keep working at building a world where this is true for all.
#MothersDay2026 #Mothers
May 10, 2026 at 12:05 AM
My wish for women who want to or are on their way to becoming mothers: May your journey to and through motherhood be surrounded by joy, confidence, security, and love.
My commitment is to keep working at building a world where this is true for all.
#MothersDay2026 #Mothers
My commitment is to keep working at building a world where this is true for all.
#MothersDay2026 #Mothers
Never miss a blog post, a workshop, or an important evidence update from me again. Subscribe to the Birth Small Talk newsletter and I'll be in touch once a month.
Fetal Monitoring information you can rely on - for your birth or for your practice.
education.birthsmalltalk.com/newsletter
Fetal Monitoring information you can rely on - for your birth or for your practice.
education.birthsmalltalk.com/newsletter
May 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Never miss a blog post, a workshop, or an important evidence update from me again. Subscribe to the Birth Small Talk newsletter and I'll be in touch once a month.
Fetal Monitoring information you can rely on - for your birth or for your practice.
education.birthsmalltalk.com/newsletter
Fetal Monitoring information you can rely on - for your birth or for your practice.
education.birthsmalltalk.com/newsletter
Here it is in print at last! Along with fellow obstetricians Susan Bewley and Annie Lyerly, I contributed a chapter called CTG monitoring: Obstetricians and the Risk Problem. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of it as it looks really interesting!
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
May 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Here it is in print at last! Along with fellow obstetricians Susan Bewley and Annie Lyerly, I contributed a chapter called CTG monitoring: Obstetricians and the Risk Problem. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of it as it looks really interesting!
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
Midwifery is a cost-effective public health intervention - all around the world. Every woman should have access to a midwife locally, and every midwife should be supported by a brilliant team of midwives who have their back.
#IDM2026 #ICM #Midwife #1MillionMore
#IDM2026 #ICM #Midwife #1MillionMore
May 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Midwifery is a cost-effective public health intervention - all around the world. Every woman should have access to a midwife locally, and every midwife should be supported by a brilliant team of midwives who have their back.
#IDM2026 #ICM #Midwife #1MillionMore
#IDM2026 #ICM #Midwife #1MillionMore
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May 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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I collect goddess figurines. I enjoy what they suggest about cultural views on women and power.
Meet Kali, the fierce mother goddess—protective and powerful, unlike the meek and mild depictions in Christianity. I moved her to my office last week for some serious "don't mess with my tribe" energy!
Meet Kali, the fierce mother goddess—protective and powerful, unlike the meek and mild depictions in Christianity. I moved her to my office last week for some serious "don't mess with my tribe" energy!
April 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM
I collect goddess figurines. I enjoy what they suggest about cultural views on women and power.
Meet Kali, the fierce mother goddess—protective and powerful, unlike the meek and mild depictions in Christianity. I moved her to my office last week for some serious "don't mess with my tribe" energy!
Meet Kali, the fierce mother goddess—protective and powerful, unlike the meek and mild depictions in Christianity. I moved her to my office last week for some serious "don't mess with my tribe" energy!
Today is my favourite sort of day. Time to sit on the deck with the family, have a cuppa, bounce the GrandBaby on my knee, pat Lucy the Wonder Dog, and enjoy autumn sun.
April 26, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Today is my favourite sort of day. Time to sit on the deck with the family, have a cuppa, bounce the GrandBaby on my knee, pat Lucy the Wonder Dog, and enjoy autumn sun.
April 25, 2026 at 8:05 AM