Jean, In the last 5 yrs, I have transferred a woman to hospital on the basis of a mistaken VE and been mortified to be found wrong. The client was very unhappy with me because she birthed normally in hospital and not at home. Hard to live down. It happens to us all at some time and one can only go on and continue to do the best we can under the circumstances. You say that you thought she looked too comfortable for 5cm dilation.. these are the other clues that can alert us, altho the opposite is true too. A very distressed primip can still be in the latent phase. Cheers, MM
----- Original Message ----- > I would like to ask any midwives if they have ever completly stuffed up a > vaginal examination -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
