Hi Luisa,
Just to add to Pam's response, the newborn examination is an important part of undergraduate midwifery education in New Zealand and students must pass a course including comprehensive theory and practical assessments on this skill as part of their degree. As a result, all midwives here are qualified and expected to be able to conduct the newborn examination. Referrals are made to a paediatrician if any anomalies are detected.
Regards, Claire MacDonald
Community Midwife (Lead Maternity Carer)
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On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 08:49 GMT pam.harnden wrote:
>Hi
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>In new Zealand it is considered to be a responsibility of the midwife Lead Maternity carer and as such no additional training is given it is just expected at 24hrs, 5 days and before discharge at 6wks
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>Cheers
>Pam
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>Sent from my GT-N7105T on the Telstra 4G networkLuisa Cescutti-Butler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:Dear All
>Can anybody let me know if midwives outside of the UK perform examination of the newborn? This is the examination that was/is traditionally undertaken by paeds within 24-72 hours. If any of you do, could you let me know which country you are from and the requirements for you to undertake this role.
>Many thanks
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>Best wishes
>Luisa
>Luisa Cescutti-Butler
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>Some of you may be interested in my latest blog post: 'Infant embodiment: how we think about and treat babies'.
>http://simplysociology.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/infant-embodiment-how-we-think-about-and-treat-babies/
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