Examination swabs do not go all the way in during the internal examination of a pregnant woman.
During the labor and delivery examination, pregnant women need to undergo internal examination to assess the vaginal status and pelvic condition, so that the doctor can accurately determine whether they have the conditions for a normal delivery. When a pregnant woman undergoes a vaginal discharge test, the examiner will need to sample the vaginal wall with a cotton swab, when only about 2/3 of the swab enters the vagina.
The internal examination of a pregnant woman is based on a bimanual examination. During the examination, the doctor wears sterile gloves and inserts the index and middle fingers into the woman’s vagina, touching the various trajectories of the pelvis to ascertain whether the head of the fetus has passed through the entrance pelvis to enter the middle pelvis, and then evaluates the position of the head of the fetus and the size of the pelvis, etc., and determines whether it is feasible to deliver the baby vaginally through a comprehensive evaluation.
Therefore, the swab will not enter into the vagina during the internal examination, and the whole process can be completed in a few seconds to a few minutes if the pregnant woman actively cooperates with the examination, and there will not be too strong pain, so the pregnant woman does not need to be too nervous. However, before the examination, you should pay attention to empty the bladder, and after the internal examination, you can use water to wash the vulva, so as not to breed bacteria to affect the health of the fetus.