Ensuring Fetal Well-being in Oman: Advocating Optimal Fetal Monitoring for Sustainable Maternal and Child Health

Regular foetal monitoring during pregnancy is essential to assess the well‐being of the foetus and, where necessary, to take steps to protect the health of the mother and the foetus. We summarise the best practices in foetal monitoring with emphasis on cardiotocography (CTG) and explain how the optimal use of CTG aligns with the subgoal ‘good health and well-being’ (SDG 3) in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (SDG). Prioritising child and maternal health in countries in the global south such as Oman is necessary due to relatively high birth rates. Inadequate foetal monitoring during pregnancy, especially during labour and delivery, puts many newborns at avoidable health risks. The home message for the present discourse is that the demographic trend in the global South and its aspiration to achieve the goal of the SDG, the CTG, have the potential to emerge as a critical tool in promoting the well-being of the emerging generation, thus contributing significantly to the overarching objective of the SDG of fostering good health and well-being for all.