Another reason for not giving something you have not checked and drawn up yourself. cheers Judy
--- Melissa Singer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Amanda, > > I have worked places where they don't give Vit K until mum and > baby have > returned to the ward. They changed their practice so babies > are not given > any routine medication at all in birth suite (unless for > resus) because > their have been a few instances where baby inadvertently and > tragically was > given the mothers syntocinon. A way in this could happen is > someone else > prepared the synto, accidentally leaves it on the resus > trolley. The > primary midwife is unaware and gets her own synto and the > second midwife > thinks she is giving Vik K. > > Regards, > Melissa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nicole Carver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 6:35 AM > Subject: [ozmidwifery] RE: > > > > Hi Amanda, > > Why not delay the Vit K and do both on day 1? We have just > stopped giving > > vit K and weighing the babe in the birth suite so that there > is less > > interruption to the early time between babe and parent/s and > first breast > > feed. We generally give Hep B on day 2 or 3 if the parents > want the babe > > to > > have it. > > Regards, > > Nicole. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Amanda W > > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 8:11 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > -- > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or > unsubscribe. > > > > > > -- > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or > unsubscribe. > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or > unsubscribe. > Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
