Good day Dr Chantel Hope you are well I need to know if a stretch and sweep is allowed when a mommy is in labor (dilated 2cms) without their consent? This happened at a hospital, done by a midwife.

A stretch and sweep – or membrane sweep – is where a midwife or doctor sweeps a finger around the cervix in an attempt to separate the membranes of the amniotic sac from it.

Answer::A stretch and sweep is not really a procedure, it is part of the overall management of the labour. The midwife should have told you what she was going to do but it does not involve much more ...