Our Stories: C-sections
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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
MEGAN - USA
Born January 28, 1994

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not Tested 
Gestational Age: 37 weeks
Age harmed: During labor
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