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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