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Re: Amish/Mennonite clients From: Ina May Gaskin (inamaygaskin@gmail.com) Sun Apr 16 13:30:34 2006 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Dr Eberhard Lisse: "Re: CNM asking questions for the OBs" Previous message: Dr Eberhard Lisse: "Soccer" In reply to: Stmidwife@aol.com: "Amish/Mennonite clients" Next in thread: Stmidwife@aol.com: "Re: Amish/Mennonite clients" In reply to Sue, who wanted to know about routine tests for Amish/ Mennonite women. These communities in the US vary quite a bit from state to state. In Tennessee in our area, they will accept blood-typing, hematocrit, and, increasingly, CBCs, and GBS testing. They refuse Vitamin K, accept eye prophylaxis, and will now accept PKU (as the state has begun paying for PKU). No prenatal diagnosis, as the Amish believe that disabled children are God's way of teaching people to love. Ina May Summertown, Tennessee > > I was wondering if anyone on this list has a large amount of Amish/ > Mennonite clients. I recently have two clients that don't know one > another who both birthed in Ohio(I am in CA) with an OB/Gyn at a > freestanding birth center which has Amish/Mennonite clients/room. I > know that both told me that routine tests are done on a needed only > basis. I am wondering what the other differences are, I was told > that the Amish room was very plain. Can someone expand on this or > if anyone practices close to this facility or sees Amish clients > educate me on cultural differences. > Next message: Dr Eberhard Lisse: "Re: CNM asking questions for the OBs" Previous message: Dr Eberhard Lisse: "Soccer" In reply to: Stmidwife@aol.com: "Amish/Mennonite clients" Next in thread: Stmidwife@aol.com: "Re: Amish/Mennonite clients"

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