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Dear Jo
IF this is truly a requirement of the immigration
department (and I guess to reduce the spread of TB it probably is) a chest XR
can be conducted without too much risk to the fetus if the mother wears a lead
apron over her abdomen. This prevents radiation penetration . XRays
are very specific and the radiation field is narrowed to an area. A chest
XR at 24 weeks (6 months) with a lead apron over the abdomen will protect the
developing fetus, enable to mother to have her Chest XR and therefore, travel on
to OZ for the birth of her infant
Alesa
Alesa Koziol
Clinical Midwifery Educator
Melbourne
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Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 9:02
PM
Subject: can anyone offer any
suggestions?
Hi wonderful listers,
we received this via the CARES web site and
thought some one might know what these people could do....sounds like
red tape! (personally I wonder why thy want to come to cs
capital?! Sorry, long day and feeling vindictive!)
cheers Jo
Hi Ladies
I do not know if you can help me but I am a New
Zealander living in Asia and we want to come to Adelaide for the birth of our
first child. My partner is presently 6 months pregnant.
The problem we face is a "Catch 22" situation
with the Australian Immigration Dept visa requirements. If my partner is to
stay for more than 3 months, and we were thinking of coming down 2
months before the birth and staying for 2-3 months after, she is required to
have a chest X Ray as a pre condition of a visa. As a pregnant woman 0f course
she cannot be X rayed. We are at our wits end trying to find a way around
this.........could you help us in any way, have you heard of other people from
overseas coming to Australia to give
birth.
I would be really grateful if you could help us
in any way with this problem.
Regards
Ira and Eliot Sanft
Jo Bainbridge
founding member CARES
SA
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
phone: 08
8365 7059
birth with trust, faith &
love...
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