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Does a ped doctor need consent from the parent to perform morhine treatment on a newborn and do they have to wait for meconium test results?
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Parental consent: Parental (or custodial) consent is necessary for any treatment of a minor by any doctor or health care provider for any condition.
Answered 12/2/2012
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No for both: If the mother history for drug use is known or mother's toxicology test is positive, there is no need to wait for the baby's test result. It is common practice in many institutions to start treating a baby with the neonatal abstinence syndrome with the morphine solution if the finnegan score is above 8 in three consecutive measurements and no consent is necessary for this.
Answered 11/25/2016
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Confusing question: In general, parental consent is obtained prior to delivery for the treatment of a newborn.That includes any treatment for an identified urgent problem like neonatal abstinence.In my state,any family with an open file with child and family services is a precarious position. The state will assume custody if any evidence of fetal drug exposure.Refusal to cooperate with treatment would speed removal
Answered 7/13/2014
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