Hi,this is my 1st time on here so please bear with me.I joined because I am a mum of two and don't really know many other paople but this isn't about me.
My brother and his partner had a beautiful baby boy yesterday morning.She was a week overdue,he is their 1st child and they don't know any other parents.
The baby was whisked away,despite looking normal and weighing 8lbs 10oz,straight to scbu,on a drip for feed,iv antibiotics,the lot.
They say he has an infection.They say they don't know what it is.All the tests are drawing a blank and they have done a lumbar puncture.
They are talking about intrauterine meningitis.I've googled this and can only find technical papers for consultants.
Meanwhile,my new nephew's doctors are telling the parents nothing and they are too distressed to ask.
Can anyone please tell me where I can find out more about:how they knew he had an infection so soon/what they will have tested him for/what the lumbar puncture will show/what are the symptoms of intrauterine meningitis and the consequences?
Any help would be of huge value.Thankyou.C.
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twiceisnice · 11/09/2007 15:48
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