Re: [ozmidwifery] heel prick/Guthrie test

[Kirsten Blacker]

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 is a 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 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.