Re: [ozmidwifery] not weighing placentas

[Helen and Graham]

Thanks for the feedback and I have just taken the idea to our midwives meeting and many of the others agreed that it is unnecessary and they had worked in other places where it had been discontinued long ago - hence we are no longer doing it as of today!!  Didn't think it would be that easy....   Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: Anne Clarke To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 7:58 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] not weighing placentas Dear Helen,   Think laterally, get them to give you good evidence giving the reason that they weigh placentas, other than that they have been doing it forever - not a good reason.    If they cannot give you evidence why it should continue it should be stopped, you start not weighing them and others will follow.  If a particular doctor wishes the placentas to be weighed and they cannot give you evidence in the benefits then he/she does it themselves.   Or   Start a group to investigate same and look at the evidence, and present the literature search - it will turn out that there is no good evidence to weigh placentas you have a valid argument that weighing should stop.   Regards Anne Clarke Queensland ----- Original Message ----- From: Helen and Graham To: ozmidwifery Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 4:24 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] not weighing placentas Does anyone have research to support the discontinuation of weighing placentas as a routine practice?  I have worked in places that stopped doing it years ago and feel anecdotally that weighing placentas has no clinical benefit.  However, I don't know if it has been discontinued as a result of any particular research study.......My current work place continues to carry out this practice and I would like to be able to give them research based evidence to support my suggestion to change their policy.   Thanks   Helen __________ NOD32 1.1198 (20050819) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com