Our Stories: C-sections
Stories listed alphabetically by first name:
Stories by category:
AJ — USA
Born May 27, 2009 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 36 weeks (c-section) Age harmed: 6 weeks of age |
ALEX & GEORGIA - TWIN GIRLS — UK
Both girls died on February 23, 2008 Prenatal-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 36 weeks (c-section) Age harmed: Georgia was born premature at 36 weeks. Alex was stillborn. |
AMELIA ADELAIDE — USA
Lived November 11, 2013 to November 15, 2013 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 39 weeks (c-section) Age Harmed: 0-1 day old |
ANDREW AND OWEN — USA
GBS Survivors Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 35.1 weeks Age Harmed: 1 week+ Their mother is an OB nurse and likes to share her story to provide GBS awareness whenever possible. |
ANNIKA — CANADA
Passed away at 4 months, 1 week of age on October 11, 2011 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: Full-term (c-section) Age Harmed: 4 months |
ANTHONY McCLIMON - USA
Born October 14, 2010 Prenatal-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 40 weeks, 6 days (c-section) Age Harmed: At birth, but likely infected before labor started |
BLAKE OLIN R. — USA Born August 5, 1992 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 36.5 weeks (c-section) Age Harmed: Birth |
BLAKELY — USA
Born March 28, 2022 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested Positive Gestational Age: 38 weeks Age harmed: At birth |
BLAKELYNN — USA
Born November 16, 2021 Recurrent Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested Positive Gestational Age: 38 weeks Age harmed: 1 month and again at 2 months old |
BRAXTON MICHAEL CROSBY — USA
Born November 22, 2006 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 37 weeks gestation (c-section) Age harmed: 3 hours of age |
CAILYN JEAN KYHL — USA
Stillborn March 17, 2008 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 39 weeks, 1 day (c-section) Age Harmed: During delivery |
CARLOS — USA
October 17, 2002 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 37 weeks (c-section) Age Harmed: 3 weeks of age |
CILOU - BELGIUM
Born December 8, 2021 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 39 weeks Age harmed: 2 weeks |
COLTON — USA
Born March 2008 Prenatal-onset Mother's GBS Status: Unknown Gestational Age: Full-term (c-section) Age harmed: before birth and at birth! |
DAVID MARK WALTER JOHN HANNANT — CANADA
Lived January 25, 1992, to January 28, 1992 Prenatal-onset Mother's GBS Status: Not tested Gestational Age: 37 weeks (c-section) Age harmed: 37 weeks gestation |
ELIZABETH (Twin B) — USA
Born June 6, 2017 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 35 weeks, 6 days (c-section) Age Harmed: 9 weeks, 2 days of age |
ELLA GRACE— USA
Lived November 10, 2012 to November 25, 2012 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status:Tested positive Gestational Age: 38 weeks (planned C-section) Age Harmed: 13 days |
ERIN — USA
Born October 16, 2003 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: Full-term (c-section) Age harmed: 6 weeks of age |
ETHAN — USA
Born April 28, 2006 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 37 weeks (c-section) Age harmed: at birth |
FIADH — IRELAND
Born September 11, 2020 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Not tested Gestational Age: 40 weeks, 5 days Age harmed: 2 days old |
FINN - USA
Born September 13, 2012 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: Twin boys at term (c-section) Age Harmed: 6 weeks old |
GABRIELLE PAIGE BROWN — USA
Born November 23, 2007 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 35 weeks (c-section) Age harmed: 3 weeks, 4 days of age |
GEORGE — UK
Born March 22, 2021 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Not Tested Gestational Age: 32 weeks Age Harmed: 7 weeks old |
JACOB AND ZACHARY — USA
Born February 2005 (Jacob) and May 29, 2008 (Zachary) Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 37 weeks (Jacob) and 36 weeks (Zachary) (c-section) Age Harmed: minutes old, both times |
JALEN GABRIEL FOSTER - USA
Stillborn November 27, 2012 Prenatal-onset Mother's GBS Status: Not tested Gestational Age: 25 weeks (c-section) Age Harmed: 25 weeks gestation Jalen's parents started Fight4Jalen.org, post info on Facebook, and tell friends to pass on the word. |
JASON - USA
Born April 11, 2002 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: Full-term (c-section) Age Harmed: At birth Jason's mother shares GBS info via the computer. |
JAXTON WORTHY - USA
Lived December 7, 2011 to December 12, 2011 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 37.5 weeks (c-section) Age Harmed: Birth |
JENNA — USA
June 24, 2006 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Not tested Gestational Age: 30 weeks (c-section) Age Harmed: 3 weeks of age |
JOELLE - USA
Born December 1, 2019 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 37 weeks, 5 days Age harmed: 2 months and 20 days old |
KAELAS JOHN — AUSTRALIA
Born July 26, 2020 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Not tested Gestational Age: 37 weeks, 4 days Age harmed: At birth |
KENDALL - USA
Lived January 16, 2017 to February 21, 2017 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 30 weeks 6 days (c-section) Age Harmed: 30 weeks 6 days (c-section) |
KIAN ALEXANDER GIBBS — UK
Born July 29, 2010 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Not tested Gestational Age: 42 weeks (c-section) Age Harmed: 4 hours after birth Kian's mother shares GBS info via Facebook and friends |
KRISTOPHER LUKE CLARK-HANSON — USA
Lived March 4, 2008 to March 6, 2008 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: Full-term (c-section) Age Harmed: 2 days of age |
LEAH - USA
Lived January 7, 2013 to January 13, 2013 Prenatal-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 36 weeks, 6 days (c-section) Age Harmed: GBS likely infected Leah before labor started/water broke Leah's mother is GBSI's Southeast Coordinator and also founded Leah's Legacy with her husband. She shares GBS info at Babypalooza events throughout the State of Alabama and started the Alabama GBS Awareness Campaign. |
LILIAN PAIGE (LILY) - USA
November 15, 2012 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 38.5 weeks (c-section) Age harmed: At birth and 6 days old Heather's mother makes ribbons and shares with everyone she knows; she also posts the GBS awareness logo. |
LILY EVE — UK
Born March 4, 2003 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: Full-term (c-section) Age harmed: newborn |
LUCAS — UK
Born July 27, 2007 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 41 weeks (c-section) Age harmed: 15 hours of age |
MADDIE - USA
GBS Survivor Late-onset Mother's GBS Stauts: Not tested Gestational Age: Full-term (c-section) Age Harmed: 7 weeks Maddie's mother shares GBS info verbally. |
MASON — USA
Born September 13, 2019 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 39 weeks 2 days Age Harmed: At birth |
MATHIS SAMUEL — USA
July 26, 2017 - March 31, 2018 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 29 weeks 6 days Age Harmed: 23 days |
MATTIE — USA
Born October 19, 2010 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 39 weeks (c-section) Age Harmed: 6 weeks old |
NOAH — USA
Born August 17, 2007 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 40 weeks (c-section) Age harmed: 10 weeks and 4 days of age |
OLIVIA - AUSTRALIA
January 26, 2019 - March 6, 2019 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 27 weeks Age harmed: 37 days |
PIERCE — USA
Born October 27, 2009 Prenatal-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 41.5 weeks (c-section) Age harmed: in utero, newborn |
STELLA SCHROEDER - USA
May 5, 2012 to June 8, 2012 Late-onset Mother's GBS status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 37 weeks, 1 day (c-section) Age Harmed: 4.5 weeks old |
TWIN 1 — SWEDEN
Born January 10, 2008 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: Full-term (c-section) Age Harmed: 1 day of age |
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