The heel prick: how efficient is common practice?

The heel prick is a common procedure, mainly carried out by midwives. This paper argues that midwifery practice is often based on tradition and habit rather than evidence. Firstly, the evidence on which midwives choose a site for heel prick is examined, and it is argued that practice is based on old...

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Publicado en:RCM Midwives Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 112 - 115
Autor principal: Naughten F
Formato: pictorial questionnaire/scale tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Redactive Publishing Ltd. Mar2005
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