[ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-04 Thread Mary Murphy
I have been told by a pregnant woman that she was reluctant to have a strep B test at 35-37 weeks. She was informed by a doctor in the A/N clinic of our public tertiary hospital, that if she went into labour with an “unknown status” and attended the delivery suite , her baby would have to b

Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-04 Thread Sadie
)   Sadie - Original Message - From: Mary Murphy To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 8:17 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening I have been told by a pregnant woman that she was reluctant to have a strep B test at 35-37 w

RE: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-04 Thread Mary Murphy
Thanks Sadie, It is interesting that these procedures are being done when the woman is of unknown status because the guidelines from the Health dept say that Gastric aspirate and swabs only tell us about surface colonization. The majority of babies who are born to those women who are coloni

RE: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-04 Thread Barbara Stokes
Murphy Sent: Friday, 4 November 2005 8:18 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening   I have been told by a pregnant woman that she was reluctant to have a strep B test at 35-37 weeks. She was informed by a doctor in the A/N clinic of our public tertiary

RE: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-04 Thread Tania Smallwood
  From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Mary Murphy Sent: Friday, 4 November 2005 8:49 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening   Thanks Sadie, It is interesting that these procedures are

Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-04 Thread lieve . huybrechts
tings Lieve >- Oorspronkelijk bericht - >Van: Mary Murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Verzonden: vrijdag, november 4, 2005 10:17 AM >Aan: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au >Onderwerp: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening > >I have been told by a pregnant woman that she was reluctant

RE: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-04 Thread Vedrana Valčić
Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 1:22 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening Here in Belgium is the same rule, with unknown status they start AB in labour. When labour goes to fast they will preventive give ab to the baby. Also

Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-05 Thread Janet Fraser
I also have some suggestions from hb MWs in the US on alternative ways to deal with a +ve result. If you're interested email me : ) J - Original Message - From: "Vedrana Valčić" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 11:39 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwife

Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-05 Thread Jenny Cameron
- From: Mary Murphy To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 6:47 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening I have been told by a pregnant woman that she was reluctant to have a strep B test at 35-37 weeks. She was informed by a

Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-05 Thread wump fish
-To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au To: Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 15:22:30 +0930 Curent best practice is to offer screening for GBS at 35-37 weeks. See site below: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/groupbstrep_g.htm Jenny Jennifer Cameron FRCNA F

Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-07 Thread diane
: Jenny Cameron To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening Curent best practice is to offer screening for GBS at 35-37 weeks. See site below:   http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/d

Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-07 Thread Jenny Cameron
rom: diane To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 8:17 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening With respect Jenny, Im not sure that too many of the recommendations out of the good old U.S of A could be described as 'best p

RE: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-07 Thread Nicola Morley
ifery@acegraphics.com.auSubject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening Current recommendations in Vic are to offer screening at 35-37 weeks per the CDC evidence. It does appear to be the best available evidence, far better than the risk-based approach of administering IV ABS to a select group of

RE: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-07 Thread leanne wynne
ice Mob 0418 371862 From: "Nicola Morley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au To: Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 15:17:25 +1100 Can I ask a personal question on this one? Last birth (January 2003, Gosford Hosp

RE: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-07 Thread Mary Murphy
: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening   Can I ask a personal question on this one? Last birth (January 2003, Gosford Hospital Community Midwives) I was given intravenous antibiotics automatically because I had been StrpB positive in the previous pregnancy. I wasn't retested. I am pregnant again -

Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-07 Thread Lisa Barrett
Title: Message Hi,  This is a great question.  There are choices for you here.  You could ask for a further vaginal swab for GBS to check your status at the end of your pregnancy.  And if you test positive you could decide whether or not you wanted antibiotics at all.  They can only inser

Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-07 Thread Mh
Nicola wrote: Can I ask a personal question on this one? Last birth (January 2003, Gosford Hospital Community Midwives) I was given intravenous antibiotics automatically because I had been StrpB positive in the previous pregnancy. I wasn't retested. I am pregnant again - will I be automatically

Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

2005-11-07 Thread Sonja & Barry
: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 3:17 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening Can I ask a personal question on this one? Last birth (January 2003, Gosford Hospital Community Midwives) I was given intravenous antibiotics automatically because I had been StrpB positive in the