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Hi Kylie
We are often thanked by the Clicky Hip Support Group in Wellington, New
Zealand for our simple invention. There has been a 300 hour observation
hospital clinical trial carried out on this product. You may like to have a
look at www.safetsleep.com and hope that it may give you some practical
assistance with your baby. The endorsement letter from the Clicky Hip
Support Group we hope to have on our new website in the next couple of
months, or we could send you a copy in the post if you would like to give us
your postal address. You will also find the Australian retailers listed on
our website.
Miriam Rutherford
Educator / Designer / MD
Safe T Sleep (NZ) Limited
P O Box 135
Takanini
Auckland
New Zealand
Ph: + +64 (0)9 299 7589
Fax: +64 (0)9 299 7584
Mob: ++64 (0)21 736 645
www.safetsleep.com
Good luck.
----- Original Message -----
From: "mh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] developmental hip dysplasia
Kylie,
As others have said, checking for clicky hips is part of a normal neonatal
check whether performed by a midwife or a paediatrician or early childhood
nurse. Where I work it is done by the midwife at birth and by a paed prior
to discharge unless the parents are unwilling to wait (paeds are often
delayed by events in the special care nurseries etc.) In this case the
parents are advised to visit their local doctor within the week to check
not only the hips but also the heart as some congenital heart problems
cannot be picked up before 4 or so days. If mothers go home early and
choose not to have another check by LMO things can be missed even after
two checks in hospital. Some hip problems are hard to pick up anyhow. If
the baby presented as a frank breech, hip ultrasounds are organised by
some paediatricians as a routine investigation- this is denounced by many
as an unnecessary test; overservicing in fact. The most noticeable thing,
often, is the extra skin fold on the affected leg which can often be seen
when the baby is laying on her stomach. This is sometimes seen by the
parents rather than any health care professional.
I send my warmest best wishes for your little one, good luck.
Monica
----- Original Message -----
From: Kylie Carberry
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 8:33 AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] developmental hip dysplasia
Hi eveyone,
I am just wondering if anyone can enlighten me a little on my 18 month old
daughter just-diagnosed developmental hip dysplasia. I am still in
disbelief that this was not picked up when she was first born and my
paediatrician agreed. To make things worse he told us that in Wollongong
Hospital (where she was born) they used to have a paediatrician who did a
routine check for DDH on all of the newborns and all were picked up. To
cut costs the IAHS got rid of this service and according to my paed one or
two children are now overlooked. What angers me is that even with
treatment, because she is older, my daughter will face the possibiliity of
having ongoing hip problems. If anyone has any info on this condition
(stories you've heard etc) I would greatly appreciate it if you could get
in touch with me. Also, what is the general procedure for the testing the
hips and do you guys think a paediatric examination should be routine?
Thanks so much for having a read of my email,
Kylie Carberry
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