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Call from a midwifehttp://avn.org.au/nocompulsoryvaccination/?p=465

This

morning, I heard from a long-time AVN member who works as a midwife at

a private hospital. She said that when she worked at the public

hospital nearby, almost all of the babies had the Hep B vaccine within

days of birth but at the private hospital, it is the other way around –

the majority of babies don’t get Hep B. This is because those in

private hospitals have access to more information and are better able

to make informed choices than those who cannot afford private insurance

and give birth within the public system.This midwife had been caring for a baby that was born at the private

hospital recently. Bubs was 3 days old, feeding well, alert and

healthy. She came in on the fourth day after birth and discovered that

this child had been transferred to a larger hospital with a neonatal

intensive care unit because the baby had started having seizures.She asked the staff on duty what had happened between the time she

had ended her shift the night before and that day when she came in.

They didn’t know. She asked if the baby had recently received a Hep B

vaccine and upon checking the files, they discovered that the vaccine

had been administered shortly before the seizures had started. Nobody

else on staff had even thought to look that up!She then went to the paediatrician who had been caring for this baby

and started to ask if he thought that the Hep B vaccine might have had

something to do with the child’s seizures. The paediatrician stopped

her in her tracks by putting his hands up and saying – “Don’t even go

there!”Of course, this was not reported (though reporting is required in

the State where this occurred if seizures occur within 30 days of a

vaccination – let alone hours of the shot) and who knows what effect

this vaccine will have on this previously healthy child? Saddest of

all, because this mother was not told that the vaccine may have been

the cause of these seizures, she will no doubt continue vaccinating and

with the next shots, this child’s reaction may accelerate and become

even more severe.One has to hope that the outcome won’t be the same as Lyla Rose Belkin’s – another perfectly health child who, unfortunately, died a short time after receiving her Hep B shot.But regardless of what happens, it was that paediatrician’s

responsibility – both legal and moral – to report this reaction and it

is the government’s responsibility to its citizens to ensure that

doctors who don’t report reactions are penalised. You and I cannot

break the law without penalty – why should doctors get away with it

simply because they either have a preconceived notion that vaccines

can’t cause adverse reactions or else, through self-interest, they do

not want to accept responsibility for what they have done?

Meryl Dorey,National PresidentThe Australian Vaccination Network, Inc.Investigate before you vaccinateEditor,Living Wisdom MagazineFamily, Health, EnvironmentPO Box 177BANGALOW NSW 2479AUSTRALIAhttp://www.avn.org.auhttp://www.living-wisdom.comPhone: 02 6687 1699 - FAX 02 6687 2032skype: ivmmagFreedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them -- and then, the opportunity to choose. - C. MillsThe authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizen's skin. - Gloria SteinemThe AVN is a Charity Authority Holder (CFN11694).We rely on the help and support of our members and subscribers to continue offering our services freely and without prejudice.Please consider helping us by subscribing to Living Wisdom and joining as an AVN member. Go to http://www.avn.org.au to subscribeWe also sell books and information packs. Go to http://avn.org.au/catalog/ for more details.