Kate,
I suspect it's a combination of both a captive audience (in hosp) & setting
a habit of reg vax. Plus it also reinforces the image that the hospitals
support vax programmes.
I query the timing myself unless the infant is going into a high risk
situation.
The attempt to not allow any 'at risk infants' slip through the cracks is
admirable but then we end up with mass treatment for things that may not be
applicable ie Konak & Synt.
A quick snap of the past:
30 years ago we had a ward (30 beds) in our mid unit (90 beds +)at a
training hospital where all the 'high intervention' i.e. C/S,
Forceps,Keillands & the like ) births were allocated for postnatal care. All
the babies on these wards had konak. The babies on the other 3 floors did
not have konak unless they were in SCBU. The same applied to the Synt, the
women on the 'bottom floor" (scuse the pun) all had an oxytocic, women on
the other 3 floors didn't have it unless they required it.
Whatever happened to selective treatment, it's all prophylactic now isn't it
? We'll breed a generation of women who cannot birth without aid because
we've treated them all ......."Just In Case". In fact one hospital I've
worked in had a pigeon hole of bloods, swabs, path etc taken off labouring
women & stored whilst they are labouring JIC !! There's faith for you !
Brenda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kate &/or Nick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Vaccination
Does anyone know why we start at 3 days for Hep B then 8 weeks
for the routine ones? Does it have to do with the ideal timing or the
catchment time of the parents being in contact with the hospital & clinic
etc? MM
My gut says catchment. ANd maybe getting parents into the vaccination
mindset? Perhaps it is important for some babies in some homes, but can't
see that it is for most. Birth Hep B is an EXTRA vaccination. If you skip
it, you don't have to make it up.
Kate
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