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AALIYAH DOLORES RAMIREZ — USA
Stillborn August 18, 2006 Prenatal-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: Full-term Age Harmed: Full-term |
I will never forgot the day I gave birth to my daughter, August 18, 2006. The day before I started to have chills. I thought I was just catching something. I called the advice nurse and she told me to take tylenol and if I started to get a fever to go to labor and delivery. So I thought I was fine. I felt my daughter kick, but not as much as she usually did, but I thought it was normal for this was my first pregnancy.
I knew I had GBS but my doctors reassured me I was fine and the baby was fine at all my appointments. (I actually had just seen a doctor a week before this all happened.) The next day after having the chills the night before, I woke up with a fever but I still had fetal movement.
My boyfriend and I went to the hospital. On the way I started to have contractions. I was then directed to go to the waiting room. Finally I was put on a bed. Finding out I had dilated 2 centimeters, I thought in my head that I'm bringing her home today. The doctor came in and did an ultrasound. I still remember what he said in my head, "She has no heartbeat." I just screamed and said, "No, it's not true!" And then he said that I had no fluids and that I must have had a leak in my water and that the infection had gotten to her. She was born August 18, 5lbs. 6oz 18in. And we laid her to rest on August 25th.
I am now doing the research on GBS, but I feel I should have done it early so that I would have saved my child. All my doctors reassured me that I would get the medicine I needed at my delivery, but, from what I found out in my research, since it was found in my urine they should have given me antibiotics at the time.
I miss my little girl dearly and am so scared to have any more kids, for I do not want to go through another loss again.
Thank you for letting me share my story. If anyone can help me more on my research, please email me at [email protected].
Rest in Peace my beautiful angel
Aaliyah Dolores Ramirez
— Shelyn Williams, NV, USA
Aaliyah's mother would like help researching GBS.
I knew I had GBS but my doctors reassured me I was fine and the baby was fine at all my appointments. (I actually had just seen a doctor a week before this all happened.) The next day after having the chills the night before, I woke up with a fever but I still had fetal movement.
My boyfriend and I went to the hospital. On the way I started to have contractions. I was then directed to go to the waiting room. Finally I was put on a bed. Finding out I had dilated 2 centimeters, I thought in my head that I'm bringing her home today. The doctor came in and did an ultrasound. I still remember what he said in my head, "She has no heartbeat." I just screamed and said, "No, it's not true!" And then he said that I had no fluids and that I must have had a leak in my water and that the infection had gotten to her. She was born August 18, 5lbs. 6oz 18in. And we laid her to rest on August 25th.
I am now doing the research on GBS, but I feel I should have done it early so that I would have saved my child. All my doctors reassured me that I would get the medicine I needed at my delivery, but, from what I found out in my research, since it was found in my urine they should have given me antibiotics at the time.
I miss my little girl dearly and am so scared to have any more kids, for I do not want to go through another loss again.
Thank you for letting me share my story. If anyone can help me more on my research, please email me at [email protected].
Rest in Peace my beautiful angel
Aaliyah Dolores Ramirez
— Shelyn Williams, NV, USA
Aaliyah's mother would like help researching GBS.
To learn more about Perinatal & GBS Misconceptions, click HERE.
To learn more about the Signs & Symptoms of Preterm Labor, click HERE.
To learn more about the Signs & Symptoms of GBS Infection, click HERE.
To learn more about Why Membranes Should NOT Be Stripped, click HERE.
To learn more about How to Help Protect Your Baby from Group B Strep (GBS), click HERE.
To learn more about the Signs & Symptoms of Preterm Labor, click HERE.
To learn more about the Signs & Symptoms of GBS Infection, click HERE.
To learn more about Why Membranes Should NOT Be Stripped, click HERE.
To learn more about How to Help Protect Your Baby from Group B Strep (GBS), click HERE.