Well, I thought I would post this, as its a little 'bugbear' of mine so-to-speak.
I would like to know how many have been told to check?
Or witnessed it in practice?
If so, what are the reasons given for this if labour is progressing, head is descending, no abnormal heart sounds etc..
Also I just wondered what they teach in uni?

Personally, I don't check for a cord, I have been told to and refused, and simply ask "Why?"
If I saw a baby begin to 'turtle neck' (i.e. sign of shoulder dystocia, or struggling to be born etc..) then I would follow intuition dependant upon ?size of baby, of heart sounds, perhaps indicating there is a cord round the neck...
But... if there is, do you clamp and cut??? (please say no!), or do you attempt the somersault manoevre and try to deliver the baby, whilst keeping the head at the perineum as the shoulders deliver then proceed to unravel the cord, or if not, and its not too tight, and not a very short cord, then I simply deliver the baby through the cord.

At the end of the day-it hurts women, its already burning and stinging down there like mad, I do not want to cause any harm..

Thoughts ..............

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