Vaginal Examinations

On this episode of the Midwives Cauldron, it’s just me and Rachel
hanging out and stirring the pot discussing vaginal examinations
(VE's)!


We take a step back in history to look at how midwives
originally used vaginal examination during labour and for what
purpose

We look at current guidelines 

Rachel goes on her history trail for us to find the original
research which guidelines are based on

We talk about said research, the risks of vaginal
examinations 

Language midwives could use to discuss VEs in preparation for
labour

The importance of talking about vaginal examinations during
the antenatal phase

How mainstream media influences us into thinking that vaginal
examinations are an important part of our labour

How medical birth needs a different assessment from
physiological birth

I ask whether there should ever be a timeline set in length
for a labour 

We question how students can learn the skill of vaginal
examinations if we “shouldn’t be doing as many as we are” 

And Rachel teaches me the word furtle! 



All this and more on this episode of The Midwives’ Cauldron


 


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