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Re: Marijuana and Breastfeeding
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Karleen Gribble <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 23 May 2014 17:35:46 +1000
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It's interesting isn't it how different the responses are in different countries. I can't imagine universal drug screening being acceptable here either.
Karleen Gribble
Australia

On 23/05/2014, at 5:15 PM, Louise Dimmock McLeod wrote:

> Karleen and all,
> I have worked in maternity hospitals large and small/ private and public/ rural and urban for 26 years in NSW in Australia.
> The only women I have seen tested for drugs were tested by the D+ A service as they were already clients.
> I don't think a cone or 2  is the midwives, paeds or child and family health nurses main concern, and certainly not DOCS. It wouldn't even register as ROSH ( risk of significant harm) on their mandatory reporter guide if it was solely yarndi. We encourage breastfeeding with yarndi, methadone, subutex etc. I must admit we don't have much experience with ice where I've worked the last 10 years, though I'm sure it won't be long.
> I also don't think you would find the staff would accept universal drug screening, nor would the government pay for it!
> 
> Louise
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> Louise Dimmock
> Registered Midwife/ IBCLC
> Manning Hospital - Taree
> NSW Australia
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