Power, A. and Quilter, J. (2016) Should left-handed midwives and midwifery students conform to the ‘norm’ or practise intuitively? British Journal of Midwifery. 24(9), pp. 656-659. 0969-4900.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Abstract: | It has been suggested that the proportion of left-handed people, or more specifically, the greater acknowledgement of left-handedness over the past century may be due to fewer left-handed people being ‘forced’ to use their right hand to conform to the ‘norm’, rather than a greater incidence of left-handedness (McManus, 2002). There are approximately 27,000 midwives in the UK (Royal College of Midwives (RCM), 2015); however there is no official data as to the proportion of midwives who are left-handed, nor research into whether they practise with left-handed dominance. This article was inspired by hearing the experiences in practice of first year student midwives who are left-handed. It also documents the experiences of Julie, a left-handed Senior Lecturer in Midwifery who trained in the early 1980s. Questions raised by this article include whether the left-handed student midwives of today have different experiences in practice to those of 30 years ago?; should all student midwives be trained to practise with right-handed dominance or should student midwives be supported and encouraged to practise intuitively, according to their natural dominance? |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Left-handed, midwife, episiotomy, simulation, clinical practice |
| Creators: | Power, Alison and Quilter, Julie |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: | Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Midwifery |
| Date: | 15 August 2016 |
| Date Type: | Acceptance |
| Page Range: | pp. 656-659 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | British Journal of Midwifery |
| Volume: | 24 |
| Number: | 9 |
| Number of Pages: | 4 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2016.24.9.656 |
| ISSN: | 0969-4900 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/8987 |
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