I remember asking Anne Frye what she thought about this and she said "Second stage heart tones are the insanity of N. American midwives". It is completely disruptive of the trance state in second stage to be poking at the mother with a fetoscope. In a woman with normal BP, cephalic presentation of a full term infant and clear amniotic fluid (or intact membranes), the mw can relax. That baby got conceived, grew to 9 mos gestation without constant monitoring, and can now push it's little self out without being listened to q 5 min. Gloria
Quoting Sally Westbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I would like to go further with today's radical thought. > > I believe there is not evidence to support the 5 minutely interval of > intermittent monitoring in a low risk population in second stage of > labour. > > What do people think about this. > > Do you think I could argue this point effectively?? > > Sally Westbury > > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
