The vaginal examination during labour. Is it of benefit or harm?

Dixon, L; Foureur, M

The vaginal examination during labour. Is it of benefit or harm?

Dixon, L Foureur, M

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Publisher:: New Zealand College of Midwives
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: New Zealand College of Midwives Journal, 2010, 42 (May 2010), pp. 21 - 26
Issue Date:: 2010-01

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dc.contributor.author	Dixon, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Foureur, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0454-0165	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	New Zealand College of Midwives Journal, 2010, 42 (May 2010), pp. 21 - 26	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0114-7870	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/13828
dc.description.abstract	Giving birth is an important life event and care practices that occur during labour and birth can have a lasting influence on the mother and the family (Beech & Phipps, 2004). The use of regular, routine vaginal examination to assess the progress of labour is one such care practice. There are two ways of viewing the vaginal examination during labour. The first regards the vaginal examination as a physically invasive intervention which can have adverse psychological consequences (Kitzinger, 2005). The second sees vaginal examination as an essential clinical assessment tool that provides the most exact measure of labour progress (Enkin et al., 2000). This paper explores thes two viewpoints in more detail and discusses the benefits versus the harms of undertaking a vaginal examination during labour. Midwives use a variety of skills and observations to assess labour progress.	en_US
dc.publisher	New Zealand College of Midwives	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	New Zealand College of Midwives Journal	en_US
dc.title	The vaginal examination during labour. Is it of benefit or harm?	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	May 2010	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	42	en_US
utslib.for	111006 Midwifery	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
utslib.for	1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine	en_US
dc.location.activity	Singapore, SINGAPORE
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Midwifery
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Abstract:

Giving birth is an important life event and care practices that occur during labour and birth can have a lasting influence on the mother and the family (Beech & Phipps, 2004). The use of regular, routine vaginal examination to assess the progress of labour is one such care practice. There are two ways of viewing the vaginal examination during labour. The first regards the vaginal examination as a physically invasive intervention which can have adverse psychological consequences (Kitzinger, 2005). The second sees vaginal examination as an essential clinical assessment tool that provides the most exact measure of labour progress (Enkin et al., 2000). This paper explores thes two viewpoints in more detail and discusses the benefits versus the harms of undertaking a vaginal examination during labour. Midwives use a variety of skills and observations to assess labour progress.

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