Dear Daniela,
Your email is music to my ears. I have heard about RODA and happy to support you organisation as much as possible.
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I have started my Obs and Gynae training in Croatia in mid 80’s and vaginal exams were an essential part of antenatal care we provided - as far as I know this is still the case. When I started to practice in the UK (1989) I felt that the world is going to fall apart because of our ‘failure’ to perform routine vaginal exams – I thought at the time that this was is at best neglect if not ‘criminal’. My wife who is also a doctor and was pregnant at time thought the same. Over time my views have completely changed and I would politely describe the practice of routine vaginal exams as outdated. To support that I offer the abstract below.
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Very best wishes,
Zarko Alfirevic
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Professor Zarko Alfirevic MD, FRCOG
Head of Department for Women's and Children's Health
Institute of Translational Medicine
University of Liverpool
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