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


Louise Dimmock
Registered Midwife/ IBCLC
Manning Hospital - Taree
NSW Australia
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