I have been asked to forward this to the list
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From: "Margrét I. Hallgrímsson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 1:22 PM
Subject: question
> Dear Jane !
> I am always pleased to be able to follow the discussion on the research
> list but somehow it is not possible for me to take part in the
discussions.
> it may have to do with the firms regulation or something anyway there is a
> discussion here in the women's clinic the biggest birthplace in Reykjavik
> the captal of Iceland that midwives are not enough protected from all
> possible fluid from birth. We stopped use green operationgowns some 10
> years ago and now midwives are wearing plane working gowns, with gloves of
> course but no masks and nothing to protect their eyes. I would like to as
> you to put the question on the list for me Is it general that midwives are
> all dressed up for birth and is there any research about how dangerous it
> is for a healthy skin to be exposed to infected amnionfluid, blood and
> other saliva. Is this kind of infection something we should look into more
> seriously.
> With Warm regards
> Margrét midwife in Iceland and In the commitee of the nordic midwifery
> congress 2004
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