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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
ADARA REESE — USA
Miscarriage

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 21 weeks
Age harmed: 20th week of pregnancy
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
BABY TAYLOR— UK
Miscarried June 2017

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Urine tested positive
Gestational Age: 10 weeks
Age harmed: 10 weeks
BEAU - AUSTRALIA
Stillborn August 27, 2011

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: No fetal heartbeat confirmed August 27, 2011 ~ delivered August 30, 2011
Age harmed: 30 weeks gestation
BLAIR — USA
Born October 9, 2008

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 35 weeks
Age Harmed: 35th weeks of pregnancy
BLAKE OLIN R. — USA
Born August 5, 1992

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 36.5 weeks (c-section)
Age Harmed: Birth

Blake's mother tells expectant mothers their story.
BRAIDEN - USA
Miscarried October 2013

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 17 weeks
Age Harmed: 17 weeks
CAB — USA
Born September 4, 2010

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 36 weeks
Age Harmed: 21 hours old
CARISSA — USA
Born September 30, 1994

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive at 24 weeks
Gestational Age: 26 weeks gestation
Age Harmed: GBS caused preterm labor at 26 weeks
CHARLES BAKER ASHCRAFT "BAKER" — USA
Lived November 15, 1981 to November 17, 1981

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 35 weeks
Age Harmed: At birth
CHARLIE ANTHOINE — USA
Born May 21, 2003, died June 14, 2003

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 36 weeks
Age Harmed: Showed symptoms at 2 weeks, 6 days of age
CLARK "SUPERMAN" CHAMBERLIN — USA
November 5, 2008

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 28 weeks, 4 days
Age Harmed: 2 weeks of age
Clark's parents say, "We are in the healthcare field and share our story with others who are pregnant and test positive for GBS.  We tell them all the things we wish we had known.  If only someone had spoken to us...."
COLE BOWEN — USA
Born May 12, 2000 , died June 6, 2000

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 36.5 weeks
Age harmed: 6 days of age
DAVID JAMES — AUSTRALIA
Stillborn May 11, 2018

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 35 weeks
Age Harmed: 35 weeks gestation
DYLAN GRACE HOFFMAN — USA
Lived March 31, 2019 - September 7, 2019

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Unknown
Gestational Age: 28 weeks
Age Harmed: 5 months
ELIJAH — USA
Died in utero June 21, 2016 and was delivered June 22, 2016

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Positive in urine culture
Gestational Age: 22 weeks
Age Harmed: 22 weeks in utero
ELIZA — USA
Born October 10, 2010

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Unknown
Gestational Age: 36-37 Weeks
Age Harmed: 3 weeks, 4 days of age

Eliza's grandmother wants to begin to do what she can - like giving the brochures, getting the stamps, etc.
ELIZABETH (Twin B) — USA
Born June 6, 2017

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 35 weeks, 6 days (c-section)
Age Harmed: 9 weeks, 2 days of age
EMMA - USA
Stillborn June 15, 2012

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 20 weeks  
Age Harmed: 20 weeks gestation
EMMA FAYE WALLGREN — USA
Lived August 24, 2011 to September 25, 2011

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 36 weeks
Age Harmed: 3 weeks

Emma's mother shares info with fundraisers, awareness events, petitioning local government, and speaking to all who will listen.
EVA MARIE MORK — USA
Miscarried June 4, 2010

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 16 weeks, 3 days
Age Harmed: Miscarried at 16 weeks, 3 days

Eva's mother talks about GBS in her infant loss group.
FRANKLIN ANDREW RUMSEY — USA
Lived October 28, 1998

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Unknown
Gestational Age: 28 weeks, 3 days
Age Harmed: 28th week of pregnancy
GABE — USA
Born August 19, 2008

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 34 weeks
Age Harmed: 34 weeks gestation
GABRIELLE PAIGE BROWN — USA
Born November 23, 2007

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 35 weeks (c-section)
Age harmed: 3 weeks, 4 days of age
GEORGE — UK
Born February 7, 2019

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 35 weeks
Age Harmed: 12 hours after birth
GEORGE — UK
Born March 22, 2021

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not Tested
Gestational Age: 32 weeks
Age Harmed: 7 weeks old
GLORIA LYNN RAMIREZ — USA
Stillborn October 12, 2008

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 20 weeks
Age harmed: 20th week of pregnancy
GRETCHEN — USA
Stillborn April 4, 2006

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 24 weeks
Age harmed: 20th week of pregnancy
HAYDEN DERRICK JENNINGS — USA
Lived September 26, 2009 to October 12, 2009

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 36 weeks
Age harmed: 2 weeks, 2 days of age
HAYDEN GRACE CONSFORD— USA
Died November 29, 2013

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 32 weeks 
Age Harmed: 22 days

Hayden's mother tells everyone she can about it.
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 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
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. ​
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

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 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
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
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.
JOSHUA WILKNIGHT — USA
Stillborn March 29, 2009

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Unknown
Gestational Age: 20 weeks
Age harmed: 20th week of pregnancy
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
KALLIE — USA
Born January 22, 2009

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 35 weeks
Age Harmed: 4 weeks
KAYLEE — USA
Born April 17, 2018

Recurrent

Mother's GBS Status: Not Tested 
Gestational Age: 32 weeks
Age Harmed: 2 months and 3 months
​KENDALL - USA
Lived January 16, 2017 to February 21, 2017

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 30 weeks 6 days (c-section)
Age Harmed: 30 weeks 6 days (c-section)
KENSIE AND ELLA — USA
Born May 15, 2020. Kensie lived 10min, Ella lived 3 weeks

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not Tested 
Gestational Age: 24 weeks
Age Harmed: 24 weeks
KYLE AND KIAN — UK

Prenatal-onset

Mothers GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 17 weeks
Age Harmed: 17 weeks gestation

Kyle and Kian'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.
​LEAH - USA
Lived January 7, 2013 to January 13, 2013

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 36 weeks, 6 days (c-section)
Age Harmed: GBS likely infected Leah before labor started/water broke

Leah's mother is GBSI's Southeast Coordinator and also founded Leah's Legacy with her husband. She shares GBS info at Babypalooza events throughout the State of Alabama and started the Alabama GBS Awareness Campaign.
LINCOLN THOMAS HAWKE - USA
Stillborn September 11, 2016

Prenatal- onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 27 weeks
Age Harmed: 27 weeks gestation

Lincoln's mother shares her story as much as possible.
LOUIS - ENGLAND
Born May 21, 2022

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not Tested
Gestational Age: 35 weeks, 2 days 
Age Harmed: 18 days
LUCA - USA
Born February 3, 2019

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 26 weeks
Age Harmed: In-utero
LUKE - USA
Lived April 27, 2014 to August 26, 2014

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 25 weeks
Age Harmed: 3 weeks
MADDISON - AUSTRALIA
Stillborn December 13, 2013

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 34 weeks
Age harmed: 34 weeks
​MARCELO — USA
Lived May 10, 2009 to May 11, 2009

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 24.7 weeks
Age Harmed: 24.7 weeks of pregnancy
MASHAL — USA
Born January 24, 2007

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 32 weeks
Age harmed: 5 weeks of age
MATHIS SAMUEL — USA
July 26, 2017 - March 31, 2018

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 29 weeks 6 days
Age Harmed: 23 days
MEGHAN ANN HUNTER - USA
March 26, 2003 - September 14, 2003

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 36 weeks
Age harmed: 4 weeks, 1 day
MIDNIGHT DOUGLAS — AUSTRALIA
Lived October 24, 2007

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 21 weeks
Age Harmed: 21st week of pregnancy
MILLER - USA
Born December 16, 2011

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 36 weeks
Age Harmed: 3 weeks
NIA KAJAIA — GEORGIA
Lived February 10, 2012 to February 12, 2012

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative at 30 weeks, but positive at 32-33 weeks
Gestational Age: 32-33 weeks
Age harmed: premature at 32-33 weeks
NOAH - USA
Born August 17, 2009

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 36 weeks
Age Harmed: 2 months
NOAH BARRETT — USA
Lived July 3 to July 5, 1996

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 36 weeks
Age Harmed: 36 weeks gestation
NORTH — USA
Born August 15, 1994

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 32 weeks
Age harmed: Born premature at 32nd week of pregnancy
OLIVER — USA
Born November 14, 2017

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 35 weeks
Age Harmed: 3 weeks
OLIVIA - CANADA
Born February 14, 2011

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 36 weeks
Age harmed: 3 weeks

Olivia's mother tells anyone who will listen.
OLIVIA - AUSTRALIA
January 26, 2019 - March 6, 2019

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 27 weeks
Age harmed: 37 days ​
OTTILIA — SWEDEN
Born December 12, 2008

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 31 weeks
Age Harmed: 31 weeks gestation
PATRICK — USA
Born September 1997

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Unknown
Gestational Age: 28 weeks
Age harmed: 2 days of age
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
SARAH ASHLYN - USA
Lived January 13, 2005 to February 2, 2005

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 36 weeks
Age harmed: 10 days old

Sarah's mother tries to tell everyone she can about GBS.
SOLOMON ABBEY — USA
Stillborn March 8, 2000

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 20 weeks
Age harmed: 19 1/2 to 20 weeks gestation
TALOR JOE - USA
Lived September 12, 1997 to September 18, 1997

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 32 weeks
Age harmed: Immediately following birth
TYLER ANDREW VORWICK — USA
Born July 13, 2007

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 34.5 weeks
Age harmed: 3 weeks of age
WILLIAM CHARLES ANDERSON — AUSTRALIA
Lived June 13, 2002

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 31 weeks
Age Harmed: Mother was induced at 31 weeks due to eclampsia.
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.
​ZACHARY (Twin A) — USA
June 6, 2017

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 35 weeks, 6 days
Age Harmed: 5 weeks, 3 days
ZAKYLA AND ZYANA — USA
Zakyla lived March 8, 2009; Zyana was stillborn April 8, 2009

Prenatal-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive
Gestational Age: 17 and 21 weeks
Age harmed: 17th week (Zakyla) and 21st week (Zyana)