The heel test and the injections are very different.
They are not legally allowed to give any injections to your child with out your consent.
Hospitals will ask you for this before the baby is born and it will be 2 separate forms to sign. If you refuse, then you tell them and they dont give the injections.
The heel test is the same as having blood sugar done, they do it to all babies to screen for disorders not already apparent.
They should tell you all these things in antenatal class, if they havent ask them for it. You must know exactly what they are and will do to your baby without your knowledge - particularly if like me you ended up with a c/s and are in no fit state to tell them after the fact, what you do and dont want
Charlotte didnt have the injections but there is no contraidication to the heel pr@ck test
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