TOUCH EXAM IN PREGNANCY - WHAT IS IT FOR AND HOW IT IS DONE - PREGNANCY
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What is the touch test for pregnancy?



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The touch exam in pregnancy is for the gynecologist to evaluate the evolution of pregnancy or labor, for this the doctor introduces 2 fingers to touch the cervix and evaluate the time that should still last the labor, in the case of normal birth, based on dilation of the uterine cervix. Usually the touch examination is used at the end of pregnancy to check the dilatation and thickness of the cervix, descent and position of the fetal head and rupture of the pouch