RE: [ozmidwifery] pelvic exams

[Judy Giesaitis]

Dear Jo   Midwives [or at least most of us] recognise the erkyness of having a ve.  So we ask, ask, ask,  when we are learning, when we are looking after a woman in labour and at all other times.  I cannot imagine not asking permission for such a thing or ever supervising a student who did not ask.   Judy -----Original Message----- From: Jo & Dean Bainbridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 18 March 2003 9:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] pelvic exams How do midwives learn how to preform pelvic exams? Jo Bainbridge founding member CARES SA www.cares-sa.org.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 08 8388 6918 birth with trust, faith & love... ----- Original Message ----- From: Carole Claxton To: CMOB Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 10:48 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] pelvic exams I was flabbergasted when I read this,  but don't know how true it is!?! What a dreadful thing to do to women without their knowledge!! Carole Medical schools alter pelvic exam policies Some of the nation's leading medical schools have abandoned a little-known, decades-old practice of letting students perform pelvic exams on women without their consent while they are under anesthesia. http://www.msnbc.com/news/883838.asp