Jan wrote:
>My question is -- has there EVER been a study on how late is too late to
instill the drops, or has this always been something that has been done
because it is convenient and needs to be done before the baby leaves the
delivery room -- so it won't be forgotten.   There are quite a few things
that are done like that -- for the convenience of  the staff and so it won't
be neglected.  I'd love to see the original  studies on the eye prophylaxis
and who came up with the hour limit and  why.
Does gonorrhea really proliferate at 61 minutes?<

I have a different question:
If a mother has already been tested for STDs and has come up negative, why
the $*&$6#%& are we treating her baby?
Am I missing something here?

Please excuse my language, but this REALLy gets my goat!
norma


Norma Ritter, IBCLC, RLC
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