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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