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Stories by category: 
Mother Tested Positive 
  Prenatal-onset
  Early-onset
  Late-onset
  Recurrent
Mother Tested Negative
  Prenatal-onset
  Early-onset
  Late-onset
  Recurrent
Mother Not Tested or Unknown
  Prenatal-onset
  Early-onset
​  Late-onset
​  Recurrent
Preterm Birth
Mother's Membranes Stripped
C-section
​Mother Infected by GBS
Mother Told GBS Is No Big Deal
GBS Survivors as Young Adults
AALIYAH DOLORES RAMIREZ — USA
Stillborn August 18, 2006

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: Full-term
Age Harmed: Full-term
ACADIA — CANADA
October 3, 2019 - October 31, 2019

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Unknown
Gestational Age: 24 weeks, 5 days
Age harmed: 4 weeks
ADALYN — AUSTRALIA
Born May 17, 2021

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 40 weeks, 6 days
Age Harmed: 16 days
ADARA REESE — USA
Miscarriage

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 21 weeks
Age harmed: 20th week of pregnancy
ADDISON — USA
Stillborn May 31, 2008

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: Full-term (c-section)
Age harmed: Full-term at 40 weeks
AGNES — USA
Born January 15, 2011

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: Full-term
Age Harmed: 2 days old

Agnes' mother tells other mothers their story by posting on message boards.
AIRIN — USA
Lived November 10, 1998 to December 14, 1998

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 35 weeks
Age Harmed: Two weeks, 4 days

Airin's mother shares GBS info by telling others about her experience.
AIRLIE — AUSTRALIA
Born June 18, 2021

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested Positive
Gestational Age: Full Term
Age harmed: Diagnosed at 9 days old
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
ALEJANDRO FLORES-SCOTT — USA
Stillborn May 30, 2010

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 40 weeks, 6 days
Age Harmed: Possibly two days prior to his stillbirth
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.
ALEXIS - USA
Born November 14, 2010

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: Full-term
Age Harmed: 5 months

Alexis' family spreads awareness about GBS through support groups.
ALLANAH — AUSTRALIA
Born March 30, 2009

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 39 weeks
Age Harmed: 13 days old

Allanah's mother has started her own support group on Facebook and also wants to create a support group where people can go along and share their stories.
ALLISON — USA
Lived March 1, 2002 to January 25, 2008

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 38.5 weeks
Age harmed: 2 weeks, 6 days of age
ALLY — USA
Born January 11, 2017

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 39 weeks
Age Harmed: 3 days old
AMBER - UK
Born June 4, 2000

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 42 weeks, inducted labor
Age Harmed: 2 weeks old
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 - USA
Born November 9, 2001

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 39 weeks 4 days
Age Harmed: Within 3 hours of being born
ANDREW — USA
Stillborn July 2, 2009

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 36 weeks
Age harmed: 36th week of pregnancy
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.
ANGEL PRUNTY — USA
Stillborn December 29, 2008

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 21 weeks
Age harmed: born premature at 21 weeks of pregnancy
ANNABELLE - USA
Born March 6, 2012

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 39 weeks, 6 days
Age harmed: at birth

Annabelle's mother tells their story whenever speaking with GBS+ women.
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 JR. — USA
Lived October 31, 2007

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 20 weeks
Age harmed: GBS caused his mother to dilate two days before he was born prematurely.
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
ARABELLA — USA
September 12, 2019 - November 22, 2019

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 36 weeks
Age Harmed: 2 months, 8 days ​
ARES - USA
Born 2021

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age:  27 weeks
Age Harmed: 10 weeks
ARLO AND EVIE — AUSTRALIA
Both died in utero November 1, 2012
Stillborn November 3, 2012

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 35 weeks
Age harmed: 35 weeks
ASHER — USA
Lived January 4, 2012 to January 12, 2012

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: Full term
Age Harmed: 8 days

Kylie is constantly reaching out to people and started a Facebook page for Asher's Fight at https://www.facebook.com/ashersfight
ASPEN — USA
Born December 21, 2017

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 39 weeks, 4 days
Age Harmed: 32 hours old
ASPEN POLOMCAK — USA
Born June 1, 2017 and died June 27, 2017

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: Full term
Age Harmed: 3 weeks old
AUBREY — USA
Stillborn August 8, 2009

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 21 weeks
Age harmed: 21st week of pregnancy 
AUBRIE — USA
Born November 3, 2002

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 36 weeks
Age Harmed: Born premature at 36 weeks of pregnancy
AURORA LILLY GREENE — USA
GBS survivor

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 38 weeks
Age harmed: Newborn at 38 weeks gestation
AUTUMN - USA
Born August 11, 2008 and died August 22, 2008

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive.
Gestational Age: Full-term
Age Harmed: Hours old

Autumn's mother shares info via Facebook posts, warns all pregnant friends of the importance of testing, and wears the ribbon for awareness month.
AVA MARLENE — USA
Stillborn December 1, 2010

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 20 weeks
Age Harmed: Unsure

Ava's mother is involved with a community GBS outreach/awareness program.
AZALEA — USA
Born August 6, 2019

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 39 weeks, 6 days
Age Harmed: At birth