MidAid The Pocket Aid For Midwives & StudentsDESIGNED
FOR MIDWIVES & STUDENTS
TO HELP YOU WHEN YOU CARE FOR WOMEN IN LABOUR
AVAILABLE
IN THE WEBSITE SHOP MidAid IS A GAUGE.
It will help you to estimate cervical dilatation during
labour.
ACCURACY is
vitally important.
Precise assessment isn’t possible, and Practitioners
often disagree.
If there’s a difference of opinion, the more
senior examiner is considered ‘correct’.
PRACTICE MAKES ‘PERFECT’
INSTRUCTIONS
MidAid
IS VERY EASY TO USE
1. Place
your MidAid on a flat surface.
2. 1
cm, 2 cm and 3 cm measurements are estimated by using
the corresponding circles.
3. For
measurements of 4 centimetres and over, the 2 cm circle
is used each time, TOGETHER WITH THE CORRESPONDING
SHIELD SHAPES. [Anywhere on the top of each shield
is an accurate measuring point, because of MidAid’s
design]
4. The
2 cm circle is emphasised, to remind you that this
is the important measuring circle [for the measurements
of 4 cm and above].
5. The
digits 1 to 10 are marked on MidAid, to show which
circles / shields correspond with the measurements.
