From: "Kylie Carberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] developmental hip dysplasia
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:57:38 +1000
Thanks so much everyone for your input. I think that while I don't
in any way blame anyone for overlooking this, I do feel that in some
way the system has let Poppy down. Because she also has urinary
reflux she has had no shortage of visits to paediatricians and
gp's. Not only have they monitored that but also the general health
checks. Anyway, I know that although this will not sit well with
me, there is no point dwelling. Poppy needs a postive Mum right now
so that's the focus now !
best wishes all
Kylie
From: "mh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] developmental hip dysplasia
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 20:22:54 +1000
>Kylie,
>As others have said, checking for clicky hips is part of a normal
>neonatal check whether performed by a midwife or a paediatrician or
>early childhood nurse. Where I work it is done by the midwife at
>birth and by a paed prior to discharge unless the parents are
>unwilling to wait (paeds are often delayed by events in the special
>care nurseries etc.) In this case the parents are advised to visit
>their local doctor within the week to check not only the hips but
>also the heart as some congenital heart problems cannot be picked up
>before 4 or so days. If mothers go home early and choose not to have
>another check by LMO things can be missed even after two checks in
>hospital. Some hip problems are hard to pick up anyhow. If the baby
>presented as a frank breech, hip ultrasounds are organised by some
>paediatricians as a routine investigation- this is denounced by many
>as an unnecessary test; overservicing in fact. The most noticeable
>thing, often, is the extra skin fold on the affected leg which can
>often be seen when the baby is laying on her stomach. This is
>sometimes seen by the parents rather than any health care
>professional.
>I send my warmest best wishes for your little one, good luck.
>Monica
>----- Original Message ----- From: Kylie Carberry
>To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
>Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 8:33 AM
>Subject: [ozmidwifery] developmental hip dysplasia
>
>
>
>Hi eveyone,
>I am just wondering if anyone can enlighten me a little on my 18
>month old daughter just-diagnosed developmental hip dysplasia. I am
>still in disbelief that this was not picked up when she was first
>born and my paediatrician agreed. To make things worse he told us
>that in Wollongong Hospital (where she was born) they used to have a
>paediatrician who did a routine check for DDH on all of the newborns
>and all were picked up. To cut costs the IAHS got rid of this
>service and according to my paed one or two children are now
>overlooked. What angers me is that even with treatment, because she
>is older, my daughter will face the possibiliity of having ongoing
>hip problems. If anyone has any info on this condition (stories
>you've heard etc) I would greatly appreciate it if you could get in
>touch with me. Also, what is the general procedure for the testing
>the hips and do you guys think a paediatric examination should be
>routine?
>Thanks so much for having a read of my email,
>Kylie Carberry
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