Re: beta strep screening

From: Paul Prior MD (pprior@fast.net)
Thu Nov 7 17:35:27 1996


On Thu, 7 Nov 1996 17:26:49 -0600 (CST), you wrote:

>Paul Prior writes:
>>
>>We follow the CDC recommendations and screen all women at ~36wks.
>>
>>There is a midwife group that is following the alternate pathway of
>>treating with riskfactors and not screening anyone, as that reduces
>>the total amount of patients treated in labor (at a birthing center).
>
>Paul - there *is* no CDC recommendation to screen all women at 36 weeks.
>Two pathways were given with no evidence that one is better than the other.

You misunderstand my post. I did not say recommendation (note singular) meaning that we are doing the only thing allowed, I note that we follow the recommendations published in that notice. The midwife group is also following those recommendations, just the alternate pathway (as mentioned above).





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