Re. vaginal exams in labor-

The Birth journal article is by Bergstrom L, Roberts J, Skilman L and
Seidel (1992) You'll feel me touching you sweetie: vaginal exams during the
second stage of labor. 19(1): 10-18

A great article, I agree.

Bonny 

At 11:41 AM 9/28/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I know of one article... that I just remember reading... it is in one of the
>issues beside volume 19 (or else in volume 19) of the journal called BIRTH.
>I didn't reference it because i was writing a paper on something else at the
>time, but i never forgot the article...   The name will tell you what it is
>about - I think there are a series of stories about how doctors can be very
>unfeeling about what it means for a woman.
>
>Also... there is a master's thesis written by one of Dra. Maria Modena's
>(medical anthropologist, CIESAS, Mexico) students called "Flojita, Flojita"
>- (relax, relax - rough translation - it means more like 'be a little
>relaxed one' in an intimate voice - if used by someone in authority it is
>very paternalistic), and is more generally about dr/patient interaction
>during birth in a clinic - with a good portion on the vaginal exams.  I have
>a copy of it - but it might be hard to get it to you.  I do have a friend
>from Hong Kong here - she is the wife of one of the directors of a
>maquiladora called "Monty" - I don't know if she would know someone going
>over there who could carry it for you.   (I translated for her childbirth
>education classes).  Do you want cross cultural information?
>
>I would also be glad to share with you some of the comments that have come
>up in my qualitative open-ended interviews when women are talking about
>their cesareans - I have the material coded in ATLAS/ti and have called the
>codes 'tacto/valoracion/reconocer' - which are terms for the vaginal exam,
>and also have coded some of them as 'verguenza' (shame) because of how the
>women talk about it.  Information about dilation and how far along you are
>at what point is common knowledge about birth here - the medical terminology
>is generalized into birth/cesarean stories.  Do you find that true in Hong
>Kong?  I want to ask that question to the listserv.
>
>I would like to hear more about your research when you are ready (I know how
>long it takes to do qualitative research and I can be patient - the results
>will be worth it). 
>
>marcia good maust
>
>
>At 10:17 PM 9/27/1999 +0800, you wrote:
>>To all, 
>>I am midwife in Hong Kong. I am now conducting a qualitative research
>concerning exploring women's feeling on vaginal examination when they are in
>labour. Does anybody know about this kind of information please share with
>me. Thank You.
>>Chit-Ying Lai
>
>
>



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