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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 |
My son was born by emergency C-section at 41 weeks. I had already tested positive for GBS and had received the intravenous antibiotics during labour.
Soon after birth, my son started having difficulty feeding and was screaming a lot. He became sweaty and had laboured breathing. At 15 hours old, the doctors took blood cultures which confirmed a serious infection. He had a lumbar puncture to rule out meningitis and a chest x-ray which confirmed he had pneumonia.
He spent a week in the special care baby unit, but returned home with me and is now a healthy 7 month old!
— Sandra Whiting, UK
Sandra shares GBS info by posting on pregnancy forums.
Soon after birth, my son started having difficulty feeding and was screaming a lot. He became sweaty and had laboured breathing. At 15 hours old, the doctors took blood cultures which confirmed a serious infection. He had a lumbar puncture to rule out meningitis and a chest x-ray which confirmed he had pneumonia.
He spent a week in the special care baby unit, but returned home with me and is now a healthy 7 month old!
— Sandra Whiting, UK
Sandra shares GBS info by posting on pregnancy forums.
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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.