Our Stories: "J" Names
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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
J — USA
Born July 2014

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive early in pregnancy
Gestational Age: 33 weeks
Age Harmed: Placenta infected with GBS at 33 weeks gestation

J's mother didn't even know she needed to share info until a friend recently tested positive early in pregnancy. She was helping her find info and found our webpage.
JACK — IRELAND
Stillborn November 4, 2005

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Unknown
Gestational Age: 22 weeks
Age Harmed: 22 weeks gestation
JACOB — USA
Born April 4, 1995

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 35 weeks
Age Harmed: 1 day

Jacob's mother kept a diary from day 1. Completed RN degree later and keeps up-to-date on info for teaching purposes.
JACOB — USA
Born April 29, 1993

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: Full-term
Age Harmed: 7 weeks of age
JACOB TRUJILLO — USA
Born January 7, 2011

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 38 weeks
Age Harmed: Birth
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
JADEN JOSUE RIVERA — USA
Born July 2, 2005

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 38 weeks
Age harmed: 2 weeks of age
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.
JAMES IAN - USA
Lived November 2009

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 40 weeks
Age harmed: 1 day of age
JAMES PATRICK WALSH JR - USA
​Stillborn July 12, 2006

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS status: Tested positive
Gestational Age Harmed: Full term
Gestational Age at Delivery: Full term
JASMINE - CANADA
Born March 30, 2007

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 31 weeks
Age Harmed: 1 month old

Jasmine's mother spreads the word whenever possible and has shared her story in many Facebook groups!
JASMINE  — UK
Miscarried November 2010

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 23 weeks and 5 days
Age harmed: 23 weeks gestation

Jasmine's mother shares GBS info on Facebook and has set up an e-petition on the HM government website. She is also making posters to be put up at doctors, surgeries, etc.
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.
JASON DAVID & CHRISTOPHER BRIAN - AUSTRALIA
December 5, 2013 Lived briefly (Jason) and Stillborn (Christopher)

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 19.5 weeks
Age Harmed: 19.5 weeks gestation
JAVIAN DAVID "LITTLE MAN" — USA
Lived November 27, 2008 to December 13, 2008

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 38 weeks
Age harmed: at birth
JAXTON — USA
GBS Survivor

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 38 weeks
Age harmed: Shortly after birth

Jaxton's mother shares GBS information on Facebook.
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
JEMUEL - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Lived January 17, 2018 to January 31, 2018

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Test results not known at birth but had tested positive
Gestational Age: 38 weeks
Age Harmed: 14 days old
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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
JENSON — UK
Born March 30, 2021

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not Tested
Gestational Age: 38+2 weeks
Age Harmed: Birth
JEREMIAH - USA
Lived April 2014

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 36 weeks
Age Harmed: 7 days old

Jeremiah's mother currently doesn't but would like to if shown the way.
JIMMY KIA - USA
Born 2016

Recurrent late-onset

Mother's GBS status: Tested positive for GBS in her 36th week of pregnancy
Gestational Age: 39 weeks
Age Harmed: 25 days and reinfected at 42 days 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
​JONAH — USA
Born August 18, 2017

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 40 weeks
Age Harmed: 5 days old
JORDAN — USA
Born February 8, 2021

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 37 weeks
Age Harmed: 5 weeks
JORDY — USA
Born April 15, 2016

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 39 weeks
Age Harmed: 5 weeks
JOSEPHINE — Netherlands
Born April 4, 2012

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 41 weeks
Age Harmed: 41 weeks in utero

Josephine's mother tells her pregnant friends.
JOSEPH — CANADA
Born October 17, 2019

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 38 weeks
Age Harmed: 1 month
JOSHUA WILKNIGHT — USA
Stillborn March 29, 2009

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Unknown
Gestational Age: 20 weeks
Age harmed: 20th week of pregnancy
JUDITH - CANADA
Stillborn September 17, 2012

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 38 weeks
Age harmed: 38 weeks
JULIA "ROSE" PERHACH - USA
Stillborn July 1, 1998

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age Harmed: 39 weeks, 3 days
Gestational Age Delivered: 39 weeks, 4 days
JULIAN SKY — USA
Born and died February 18, 2007

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 36 weeks
Age harmed: 18 hours of age