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Are vaginal examinations necessary in labour, we professionals take them for granted, what are they for , how useful can they be and what do women need to know? More reading: https://www.cochrane.org/CD010088/routine-vaginal-examinations-in-labour https://www.cochranelibrary.com/es/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010088/full/es https://midwifethinking.com/2016/06/15/the-anterior-cervical-lip-how-to-ruin-a-perfectly-good-birth/ Poster of other ways of knowing a woman is in labour: https://twitter.com/StockportBirths/status/1329178012768735233/photo/1 Information for women: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/what-happens-during-labour-and-birth/ https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg190/ifp/chapter/care-during-labour#vaginal-examinations You can find out more about me on Twitter @FWmaternity & @TheObsPod please check out #MatExp matexp.org.uk for ideas about how to improve maternity experience. My beautiful artwork is thank to Anna Geyer www.newpossibilities.co.uk
