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Mother Tested Positive 
  Prenatal-onset
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  Late-onset
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Mother Tested Negative
  Prenatal-onset
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Mother Not Tested or Unknown
  Prenatal-onset
  Early-onset
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Preterm Birth
Mother's Membranes Stripped 
C-section
​Mother Infected by GBS
Mother Told GBS Is No Big Deal
GBS Survivors as Young Adults
RAGGI — USA
Born October 2008

Unharmed

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 39 weeks
Age harmed: Was luckily unharmed
RALSTON - USA
Born August 11, 2011

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 40 weeks and 2 days
Age Harmed: 2 weeks and 2 days old

Ralston's mother shares GBS info by word of mouth.
REAGAN - USA
Born June 2, 2016

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age Delivered: Full term
Age Harmed: 22 Days

Reagan's mother is working with local hospitals on getting information out to parents in different forms and has a Facebook awareness page.
RENEE — CANADA
Stillborn November 25, 2009

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 40 weeks, 2 days
Age Harmed: Unsure
RHAZ - USA

Ultra Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Treatment: IV antibiotics during labor & delivery

Age Harmed: 5 months, 2weeks
RIRI — USA
September 19, 2022

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 39 weeks, 5 days
Age Harmed: 1 month old
RIVER - CANADA
Lived August 5, 2014 to September 6, 2014

Late- onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 33 weeks
Age Harmed: 3.5 weeks old

River's parents tells everyone about the infant symptoms of meningitis. His parents are working on finding a way to make meningitis awareness a part of newborn packages from health nurses.
ROLAND — USA
Born February 13, 2022

Recurrent Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 29 weeks
Age harmed: 3 weeks, recurring a month later
ROMAN BOSQUEZ — USA
Born February 18, 2010

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 36.5 weeks
Age harmed: 1 day of age
ROSALIE MARIE - USA
Born September 30, 2014

Prenatal-onset
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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.​
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
RYAN — USA
Born November 2, 2015

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Treatment: Two rounds of IV antibiotics during labor & delivery
Gestational Age: Full term
Age harmed: 6 weeks, 5 days
​RYLEE — AUSTRALIA
Born May 4, 2013

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 38 weeks
Age harmed: After birth but not found until 5 days old

Rylee's mother shared his story on Facebook and Instagram, and shares awareness brochures with pregnant women.