Hi there. i just registered an accnt with WTE after seeing your GBS post! I just went to the Dr today and was told I am GBS positive (which I also was .

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May 26, 2010 – Group B streptococcus (GBS; streptococcus agalactiae) is a gram positive coccus that frequently colonizes the human genital tract. In pregnant .

Oct 20, 2010 – If you have positive GBS culture and you have an allergy to penicillin, be sure your doctor and nurse are aware of this allergy. You may need an .

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Your care provider will take a simple Q-tip swab, also called a “culture,” from your vagina and rectum. Test results may take 2 to 3 days. If positive, you carry GBS. .

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a type of bacteria that is found in the lower intestine of 10-35% of all healthy adults and in the vagina and/or lower intestine of .

"You've tested positive for group B strep," said the voice over the phone. I considered my first pregnancy to be mostly free of the usual problems and complaints .

7 posts - Last post: 23 hours agoI was GBS positive when I delivered my son, and was just wondering is it something that you harbor permanently, or is it transient and you may .

Sep 6, 2009 – I was GBS positive (tested at 37 weeks) but had such a quick labor that they only had time for 1 bag of antibiotics. As a "precautionary" they .

Nov 30, 2002 – Positive GBS screening culture during current pregnancy (unless a planned cesarean delivery, in the absence of labor or amniotic membrane .

Jul 23, 2011 – I found out yesterday that I am GBS positive. How might .

May 18, 2011 – Has anyone else recently tested positive or have tales to share from a previous GBS+ pregnancy? What protocol (if any) will you follow?

Those women who test positive for GBS are said to be colonized. Group B Streptococcus should not be confused with Group A Streptococcus which causes .

A positive culture result means that the mother carries GBS -- not that she or her baby will definitely become ill. Women who carry GBS should not be given oral .

Those women who test positive for GBS are said to be colonized. A mother can pass GBS to her baby during delivery. GBS is responsible for affecting about 1 in .

Feb 11, 2010 – Streptococcus agalactiae, or GBS, is a facultative, beta-hemolytic, fastidious, gram-positive coccus. GBS can be found as part of normal vaginal, .

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To prevent this from happening women who test positive or who have had a previous baby with Group B Strep will be given IV antibiotics during labor. .

Jan 25, 2008 – (These suggestions are generally geared toward moms WITHOUT a history of GBS complications, but they seem to be reasonable for most .

Therefore, most pregnant women who test positive for GBS choose to follow CDC and ACOG recommendations and attempt to avoid transmitting GBS to their .

Therefore, most pregnant women who test positive for GBS choose to follow CDC and ACOG recommendations and attempt to avoid transmitting GBS to their .

Jan 5, 2008 – At the time, this client's midwife has used this treatment method successfully with two additional GBS-positive mothers and was working with a .

So you're Group B Strep Positive, NOW WHAT?! Group BStrep Myths. 2. Join one our e-mail mailing list for support of families who have felt the effects of Group .

Just imformed that I am GBS positive. 2. alj0823. 7. 11-07-2006 12:43 PM. by alj0823. This is a read-only topic with new unread messages .

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HAS ANYONE TESTED POSITIVE FOR GBS THIS IS MY 3RD PREGNANCY BUT IVE NEVER HAD IT BEFORE IM WORRIED.

5 posts - 4 authors - Last post: Sep 1, 2009Group B Strep (GBS) Positive . How bad is it? Has anyone else had any experience with this? I've realized that Googling it only makes it seem .

6 posts - 4 authors - Last post: Jul 6, 2010GBS Positive Treatment Plan -by Karen Ehrlich, CPM, LM Also see: Strep B Holistic Approach This is an anecdoatal experiment, designed to .

Nov 18, 2010 – Group B Strep - About GBS in Newborns and Pregnant Women.

7 posts - 1 author - Last post: Aug 24, 2006I just read the chapter on labor induction in your book "The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth." A question that I have is regarding the .

. Straight Talk: Am I at risk of infecting my baby? Also, So you're Group .

Even if you had a negative GBS test result in a previous pregnancy, you still need to be tested during each pregnancy. If you had a positive GBS test result in a .

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If the test result is positive, you carry GBS. Ask to make sure you are tested during each pregnancy! Many hospitals now offer rapid, DNA-based tests such as the .

The CDC (Center for Disease control) recommends that you be screened for GBS at 35-37 weeks. A positive culture result means that you are colonized with .

If the baby has a fever, is really sleepy, or if you have any concerns let your pediatrician know and tell them that you were GBS positive. Sometimes GBS can be .

Those women who test positive for GBS are said to be colonized. Group B Streptococcus should not be confused with Group A Streptococcus which causes .

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4 answers - Jan 5, 2007Top answer: They don't give you the antibiotics before delivery because the GBS could come back before you deliver and the test is not fast enough to know once you're already .

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Find out why you need to be screened for Group B strep during pregnancy and .

Jan 13, 2011 – Please read this open letter by GBS educator and mom, Lisa Porter to women who are frigntened by learning they are GBS positive. .

13 hours ago – Group B strep (GBS) is a gram-positive streptococcal bacteria also known as Streptococcus agalactiae. This type of bacteria (not to be confused .

Women who test positive for GBS are treated. Other women at risk of the infection may also be treated. For example, a woman who did not have the screening .

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Jun 4, 2009 – Q&A: Tested positive for group B strep? - Find out what happens if your group B strep test comes back positive. Get more pregnancy questions .

Very few of the women in labor who are GBS positive give birth to babies who are infected with GBS and antibiotics can have harmful effects such as severe .

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