Hi
Michelle,
I'm
sorry but I don't know what state you are from, but in Victoria we tend to
parctice by the 3 centres guidelines, a weighty document put out by RWH, Mercy
and Monash. The guidelines come from evidence based practice and you only
need do urine testing if BP elevated or symptomatic of UTI. We always did
an initial dip stick and MSU on booking and then dip sticks as
needed. Hope this helps,\
Joan
-Original Message-From: Michelle Windsor
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Sunday, 8 January 2006
16:46To: OzmidwiferySubject: [ozmidwifery] testing
urine
Hi everyone,
Just a query, wondering what other places do with urine testing in
pregnancy. At the moment we are doing first visit MSU's and otherwise
only testing (dipstick) if symptomatic, +/- MSU. Recently there have
been a few women admitted with pyleonephritis, one who ended up in ICU in
septic shock. So am wondering if it is worthwhile testing with each
visit. I thought that the thing with pregnancy was that women could have
UTI's and be asymptomatic.
Cheers
Michelle
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