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• Maternity referrals — Waikato

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  Guidelines for Consultation with Obstetric and Related Medical Services (Referral Guidelines) Process to find a Lead Maternity Carer - Midwife Expand all Find your midwife website Find your midwife website Find Your Midwife is a website where LMC can advertise their availability and the geographical areas they cover along with a profile. Direct pregnant people to access this site and contact the midwife directly to engage them as an LMC. Find Your Midwife (external link) Drop in clinics Drop in clinics There are currently no drop in clinics in Hamilton.  When a LMC can’t be accessed Whe ...

• Establishing a Violence Intervention Programme (VIP)

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  Part 1: Why should health services respond to victims of family violence? Expand all Health consequences of violence Health consequences of violence Rationale for a family violence intervention programme The magnitude of need: family violence is common, the cost of family violence is high in terms of the victim’s health and financially to the health service (Snively 1994). Health harm from abuse is cumulative, routine abuse enquiry identifies at-risk individuals and increases opportunities for early intervention. Experts, patients and purchasers support family violence intervention prog ...

• 3. Vaccination questions and addressing concerns

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  3.1. Some commonly asked questions Expand all 3.1.1. Vaccine scheduling 3.1.1. Vaccine scheduling Which vaccines can be administered at the same visit? There are no known contraindications to administering registered vaccines at the same visit, provided they are administered in separate syringes at separate sites. If two or more parenterally or intranasally administered live vaccines are not given at the same visit, then a minimum interval of four weeks is recommended. The rationale is based on limited data where VV has been given within four weeks of measles-containing vaccine and breakthroug ...

• 17. Pneumococcal disease

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  Key information Mode of transmission Contact with respiratory droplets. Incubation period Asymptomatic nasopharyngeal carriage is common. The incubation period is variable and may be as short as 1–3 days. Incidence and burden of disease Highest at extremes of age (<2 years and >75 years), Māori and Pacific people, those with multiple comorbidities and with immunocompromise. Funded vaccines All children aged under 5 years: PCV13 (Prevenar 13). Children and adults with eligible conditions: PCV13 (Prevenar 13) 23PPV (Pneumovax 23). Dose, presentation and route All vaccines: 0.5 mL per do ...

• 24. Varicella (chickenpox)

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  Key information Mode of transmission Airborne droplets from, or contact with, vesicular lesions or possibly respiratory secretions. Incubation period Usually 14–16 days (range 10–21 days). Period of communicability From 2 days before onset of the rash until all lesions have crusted. Incidence and burden of disease Without immunisation, most people have infection during childhood. Groups at risk of severe complications include pregnant women and their unborn babies, and immunocompromised individuals. Funded vaccine VV (Varilrix) is a live attenuated vaccine. Dose, presentation, route 0.5 mL ...