The place I work we give it when we do the NST. It was a midwife
decision not an evidence based one. Like giving it with the vit K it
is easier to do it at a predictable time so that it doesn't get
overlooked. The midwives wanted not to do it at birth as they were
wanting to do as little as possible to interupt Mum and baby, As we
need to have a signed consent form to give it and the mothers have
often not filled this is prior to birth it was very interupting to
get all this"Done" on the birth day and we find it not an issue later
when everyone has had time to sit down read the literature and
discuss it. Of course then we do have a number of mums who decline
to have it which is their right and is not an issue at all.
Andrea Q
On 25/05/2006, at 8:10 PM, Amanda W wrote:
Hi all,
I have just started working at a new health facility that tends to
give hep B injections on day 2 or 3. I have come from a facility
that gives hep B at birth when vitamin k is given. Can anyone shed
some light as to why the might do it this way. Any articles. They
seem to not know why they do it. I just want to change practice so
that can be done at the same time as the vitamin k.
Thanks.
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