RE: [ozmidwifery] Antibiotics and Caesars

[Dorothy Thomas]

Thanks for the invite will contact you when I get settled.   Regards Dot   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Philippa Scott Sent: Wednesday, 23 November 2005 10:38 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Antibiotics and Caesars Apparently Dot the Nicu is down 17 staff members at present. Should be able to get work there. Let me know when you get here if you would like to join Friends of the Birth Centre or meet the consumers behind it. Cheers   Philippa Scott Birth Buddies - Doula Providing Informational, Physical & Emotional Support during Pregnancy, Child Birth & the Newborn time. President of the Friends of the Birth Centre Townsville From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dorothy Thomas Sent: Wednesday, 23 November 2005 9:39 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Antibiotics and Ceasars   To Judy thanks for you kind words, I am finally leaving the Isa off to Townsville haven't got a job yet but hope to get a position in Mid. so I can practice some of my newly learned skill, but apparently they have a full complement of staff at the moment, if not I have applied for a job in NICCU hope to get something.   Regards   Dot   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Judy Chapman Sent: Wednesday, 23 November 2005 4:21 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Antibiotics and Ceasars We used to do 3 doses of Keflin but that has ceased not. I think the anaesthetist, depending on who it is, just gives a one off dose of cephtriaxone nowdays. Cheers Judy PS Hi Dot, good to see you progressing on, hope all is going well. Dorothy Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have a question to put out to you all, I would just like to know what your expereiences are with IV antibiotics and women who have had a C/S as at the hospital in which I work the OB's current trend is to put women who have had Ceasars either elective or emergency on triple AB's for three to five days. The Regieme includes Daily Gentamicin usually 240 mg, Cehpazolin 2g TDS or QID and Flagyl 500 mg TDS, this is usually for 3 Days then they go onto oral Flagyl400mg TDS and oral Cephalexin or sometimes Amoxicilin for a further five to ten days. These are women who are well and healthy who have no real indication for AB's except that they have had surgery,well thats the OB's excuse anyway. So would just like to know what other units are practicing in regards to this and thank you in advance for any feed back you can give me. Regards Dorothy Thomas Midwife -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or unsubscribe.   Do you Yahoo!? Find a local business fast with Yahoo! Local Search