Mayaness you are absolutely right (I have to spread the love sorry...)

Woman in labour when you tune in you can sense where a Woman is... You don't need to poke your fingers up her hoo haa - that's a sacred space and should only be violated if absolutely necessary!

To add my personal experience - I requested a measurement during my 4th labour (M/w) and she said you are 7 cms. With the next contraction and my baby was born! I said after I found out: "I just have to do this on my own don't I"??? When my head came into my heart and I aligned myself with my Wisdom my body opened.

I inow this is different the OP was talking of cervix check prior to labour - however, again prelabour is telling you your body is fabulous! It's Wisdom is working. Your job is to align your head and your heart and tune into the Wise Woman energy...

You don't need his fingers to measure your progress to do that...