Our Stories: Mothers who were told that "GBS is no big deal"
Stories listed alphabetically by first name:
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BLAIR LYNN HARRISON - USA
Lived December 5, 2013 to January 15, 2014 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 39 weeks Age harmed: 41 days Blair's mother shares info through Facebook, community events, and a homemade documentary (currently being edited) about Blair's life as result of GBS. |
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MILA REIGN - USA
Lived July 4, 2016 to August 11, 2016 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Treatment: IV antibiotics during labor & delivery Gestational Age: Full term Age Harmed: Five weeks of age Mila's parents are raising funds to host a 2nd annual Christmas dinner to thank the PICU staff who helped Mila and give back to the families of babies who are staying there. Additional funds raised will be donated to GBSI. https://www.bonfire.com/let-love-reign/
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ROSALIE MARIE - USA
Born September 30, 2014 Prenatal-onset Mother's GBS status: Tested positive Treatment: IV antibiotics during labor and delivery Gestational Age: 38 weeks, 6days Age Harmed: At delivery, but believed that the infection was prenatal-onset Rosalie Marie's mother shares GBS info with others by giving GBS brochures to obgyns and posting on Facebook, babycenter forums, and support groups. |
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WREN JONES — UNITED STATES
Lived March 9, 2010 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 36 weeks, 5 days Age Harmed: 1 day of age Josh started getting involved with Group B Strep International (and is now on their board of directors), making wrenjones.com, and, of course, trying to educate their friends and relatives. He'd also like to specifically focus on educating home-birth midwives. His article on "Group B Strep and Alternative Treatment" can be found HERE. |
