Re: [ozmidwifery] heel prick/Guthrie test
Jen, it's done day 5 here in WA where I work... in my previous Vic hospitals it was done after 48 hours, regardless of milk feeds. I remember the screening people coming to talk to us about it, and they explained why it doesn't matter if they've hadmilk feeds or not, but I can't for the life of me remember why! Jo - Original Message - From: Jen Semple To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 12:09 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] heel prick/Guthrie test Regarding heel prick/Guthrie test... protocol atthe hospitals I've done placements is 48 hours post-birth. I wonder if it makes any difference whether it's done on day 2, 3, or 5? Jen 3rd year BMid studentKirsten Blacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yes, midwives do administer Vit K via intramuscular injection when that isthe plan, or more often, the hospital protocol.The heel prick test is done on day 5 so for where I work it is done by thevisiting midwifery serviceKirsten Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies.
Re: [ozmidwifery] heel prick/Guthrie test
Thanks to everyone who replied. Before I started mid, as an average consumer, I assumed that there is one "right" answer or one "right way to do things for anything that had something to do with science... I had no idea therecould be so much variation between labs, hospitals, countries, doctors, midwives, etc, etc. Fascinating. Jen Marilyn Kleidon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Jen: it depends what the lab is testing for: it may well be the same throughout australia (ie from state to state but varied considerably from state to state in the usa). Since you are mostly testing for gentetic errors in metabolism you have to wait long enough for the metabolism to occur after the baby has begun receiving milk but quickly enough for the error to be detected before damage is done to the baby. Eg in the state of washington we did 2 heel pricks: day 3 and day 7. In California one on day 3 (72hrs) as here in Qld. marilyn - Original Message - From: Jen Semple To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 9:09 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] heel prick/Guthrie test Regarding heel prick/Guthrie test... protocol atthe hospitals I've done placements is 48 hours post-birth. I wonder if it makes any difference whether it's done on day 2, 3, or 5? Jen 3rd year BMid studentKirsten Blacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yes, midwives do administer Vit K via intramuscular injection when that isthe plan, or more often, the hospital protocol.The heel prick test is done on day 5 so for where I work it is done by thevisiting midwifery serviceKirsten Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies.
[ozmidwifery] heel prick/Guthrie test
Regarding heel prick/Guthrie test... protocol atthe hospitals I've done placements is 48 hours post-birth. I wonder if it makes any difference whether it's done on day 2, 3, or 5? Jen 3rd year BMid studentKirsten Blacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yes, midwives do administer Vit K via intramuscular injection when that isthe plan, or more often, the hospital protocol.The heel prick test is done on day 5 so for where I work it is done by thevisiting midwifery serviceKirsten Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies.
Re: [ozmidwifery] heel prick/Guthrie test
Hi Jen: it depends what the lab is testing for: it may well be the same throughout australia (ie from state to state but varied considerably from state to state in the usa). Since you are mostly testing for gentetic errors in metabolism you have to wait long enough for the metabolism to occur after the baby has begun receiving milk but quickly enough for the error to be detected before damage is done to the baby. Eg in the state of washington we did 2 heel pricks: day 3 and day 7. In California one on day 3 (72hrs) as here in Qld. marilyn - Original Message - From: Jen Semple To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 9:09 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] heel prick/Guthrie test Regarding heel prick/Guthrie test... protocol atthe hospitals I've done placements is 48 hours post-birth. I wonder if it makes any difference whether it's done on day 2, 3, or 5? Jen 3rd year BMid studentKirsten Blacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yes, midwives do administer Vit K via intramuscular injection when that isthe plan, or more often, the hospital protocol.The heel prick test is done on day 5 so for where I work it is done by thevisiting midwifery serviceKirsten Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies.
Re: [ozmidwifery] heel prick/Guthrie test
Interesting In the hospital where I worked in the USA (Minnesota) the heelprick was done after 24 hours, which I personally thought was a complete waste of time as you need a good 24hours of milk feeds before PKU will show up. I wonder if this isa reflection of previously high artificial feeding rates, but I also asked and was told it was done then because they couldn't be sure of catching any of these babies after discharge. There was no home visiting service as a standard for these families, after a 48hour hospital stay. Kirsten - Original Message - From: Jen Semple To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 12:09 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] heel prick/Guthrie test Regarding heel prick/Guthrie test... protocol atthe hospitals I've done placements is 48 hours post-birth. I wonder if it makes any difference whether it's done on day 2, 3, or 5? Jen 3rd year BMid studentKirsten Blacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yes, midwives do administer Vit K via intramuscular injection when that isthe plan, or more often, the hospital protocol.The heel prick test is done on day 5 so for where I work it is done by thevisiting midwifery serviceKirsten Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies.
