This is very interesting, I too am an old Midwife ( although
mature and interesting sounds so much better!!). I will find out more re the
situation in Vic.
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Compulsory
heelpricks for newborns plea - MJA
For as long as I have been a midwife in QLD (20 yrs!!!
Heavens, has it been that long?). Whenever we have had the people from the
unit out to provide inservice from time to time, they have always asked us to
fill out cards for those babes not having the test and writing 'declined' on
the card. The same for babies who have been stillborn.
We were told it helped them to gauge more accurately the
occurrence rates of each condition being screened for, looking at trends, such
as area, years, etc.
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Compulsory heelpricks for
newborns plea - MJA
> I have been hearing
that story for years - it also makes sense for the > request to send a
named but blank card for those who choose to decline the > test
(although this is also necessary for stats). > ----- Original Message
----- > From: "Marilyn Kleidon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 10:54 PM > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery]
Compulsory heelpricks for newborns plea - MJA > > > >
You know I've heard or read that somewhere to...maybe on this
list!??? > Does > > anyone know if it is true, don't want to
start any urban legends. > > > > marilyn > >
----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Christina & Damien"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 3:09 AM > > Subject: Re:
[ozmidwifery] Compulsory heelpricks for newborns plea - MJA >
> > > > > > A couple in an Antenatal class today
said that they had read of plans > that > > > the
hospitals will be keeping the heelprick DNA information for a > >
government > > > database of all newborn babies. Apparently the
DNA info will be kept > > > indefinitely. Has anyone heard
anything about this? > > > Christina > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message----- > > >
From: Marilyn Kleidon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
> > Date: Monday, 20 October 2003 4:19 > > > Subject: Re:
[ozmidwifery] Compulsory heelpricks for newborns plea - MJA > >
> > > > > > > I wince at compulsory testing too.
Surely as Sally says, encouragement > > from > > >
midwives for the test to be done and good education on the benefits
of > > > screening, ensurance that the test is not omitted
through > > pratitioner/health > > > system neglect, a
domicillary midwifery effort to document and collect > the >
> > tests not done in hospital, and perhaps compulsory submission
of > unfilled > > > sample papers (by practitioners)
should parents truly decline to have > > their > > >
baby screened. However, I think we must support parents' right to
make > > > decisions we may not agree with. > >
> > > > marilyn > > > > > > -----
Original Message ----- > > > From: "Jo Bourne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
> > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 8:53 PM > > > Subject:
Re: [ozmidwifery] Compulsory heelpricks for newborns plea - MJA > >
> > > > > > > We passed on pretty much everything
but this test and it was a complete > > > non-event, my daughter
fed through the test without even wincing, I > can't > > >
really understand why you wouldn't do it. But the idea of making it >
> > compulsory scares me, I wonder what would be next - many people
can't > > > understand why I wouldn't vaccinate. > >
> > > > At 12:06 +1000 20/10/03, Sally Williams
wrote: > > > >Personally, I believe that parents should be
encouraged to have this > test > > > on their babies.
Surely a moment's discomfort is worth a lifetime of > > >
illness, or no life at all! > > > > > > >
>Sally > > > > > > > >----- Original
Message ----- > > > >From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>margaret
schmidt > > > >To: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1:35 AM >
> > >Subject: [ozmidwifery] Compulsory heelpricks for newborns plea
- MJA > > > > > > > >Hi everyone > >
> > > > > >Found this snippet this morning. Going
to be published in MJA this > week. > > > Will make for
some interesting conversation at work. I hope I have >
pasted > > > the link correctly. The word mandatory always
sends shivers down my > > spine. > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > <http://news.ninemsn.com.au/Health/story_52510.asp>http://news.ninemsn.com.a > > > u/Health/story_52510.asp > > >
> > > > >Have a great day > > >
>Michelle > > > > > > > > >
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