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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  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, A. and Quilter, J.
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            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
            ISSN:
              0969-4900
            Status:
              Published / Disseminated
            Refereed:
              Yes
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