> Mike, what I find objectionable is that they have taken the practice of > putting an antibiotic into newborns eyes as a matter of standard > procedure. There are not that many women today who have syphilis and/or > gonorrhea which is not discovered through prenatal care, blood tests, > etc, available to women of all walks of life, regardless of economic > means. The practice may have once been applicable when women were more > inclined to have home births, midwives, or lived in rural areas with no > medical services. I see it as a rather archaic, hold over practice in > today's society.
Agreed on all counts, Carol Ann, except maybe the suggestion that there would have been a correlation between neonate infection and home birth, midwives or rural location. Granted they'd be less likely to have access to pathology tests, which is your point, I think, but the practice takes place in hospitals or other doctor attended births. Mostly, I'd think it was the moral attitudes and the sexual practices of the woman and/or father that would determine the risk. Policy rigidity does not permit the parents to say, "Hey, we don't have VD, dude, so lay off!" Nowadays home birth (at least for most people in the US) is a novelty likely to involve the most motivated individuals, who would be least likely to endanger their offspring. Peace, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
