Re: [ozmidwifery] heel prick/Guthrie test

[Marilyn Kleidon]

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 at the 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 student Kirsten Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: yes, midwives do administer Vit K via intramuscular injection when that is the 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 the visiting midwifery service Kirsten Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies.