Susan,
At present it comes from the USA, with all the attendant risks of donors who
are paid to donate.
LOL at you ref to the disruption in running the A/N clinic, that's exactly
how I feel !! As for the storing it in the clinic, God knows what we'd do
with it eh? To quote a Professor of Obstetrics last year "can't have
midwives running about like loose canons, they must be accountable &
supervised" (with path forms, etc) We are a dangerous breed apparently.
Dear Lord !!
It's even more of a pain for the Homebirth women I attend, no end of hassle
! Esp getting results form cord blood. Path "don't want to "to tell the
results to the parents as they 'may get it wrong' !! Like the parents don't
have a vested interest in getting it exactly right!!!!
Brenda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Cudlipp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Rh anti-D
At the risk of sounding stupid, I remember a couple who were both Rh-ve
and yet their baby was Rh+ve.
Now was this a case of 'Father unknown' or a mistake, or is it possible
for this to happen?
Both partners seemed quite sure that the parentage could not be is
question by the way!
I'm also Rh-ve and have had 3 bubs, one of whom was
-ve. I had several risky episodes during the course of these
pregnancies:- small APH, attempted ECV (failed), Chorionic villus testing,
Elective C/S (no 1), 2 VBAC's, and a retained placenta with MRP(3rd). As
I am a blood donor (or used to be) I know that I never developed
antibodies, although I did have anti-D at the appropriate times following
potential risks - except for the APH and ECV attempt.
Quite apart from the moral rights and wrongs of giving anti-D during
pregnancy, it causes us no end of headaches in our busy ante-natal
clinics. We are not allowed to keep a stock as it is 'too precious' to
place into the hands of midwives ( who might presumably throw it away or
sell it on the black market??) So we have to go through a complicated
ordering process which takes time away from our clients, and increases our
work load - I hate it!
As to the seemingly generous supply of Rhogam - where does this come from?
While it was less available we were only giving the 28 & 34 week doses to
primips, now apparently there is enough for multips too.
Sue
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing"
Edmund Burke
----- Original Message -----
From: "Naomi Wilkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Rh anti-D
I had this experience! I am Rh neg and so is my hubby. I was told I
would still need to have anti-D during pregnancy. Although the doctor
never stated that my husband may not have been the father of my child,
that's what was implied. I refused and thankfully was saved from any
further harassment as I had my beautiful baby at home.
Naomi
Funnily enough, we are not allowed to test the partners of Rh neg women
to see if they are negative too, thus ruling out the necessity for giving
Anti-D, because apparently we can't trust women to be truthful about the
father of their baby!!
Sally
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