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SOPHIA — USA
Lived March 27, 2010 Early-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 40 Weeks Age Harmed: During labor |
I tested positive for GBS at my 36 week appointment. The doctor told me I would receive IV antibiotics during labor and not to worry about it. I went into labor the morning of March 27, 2010, not knowing the GBS had passed through the amniotic sac (my water didn't break until right before delivery). My baby was infected for 14+ hours before she was delivered via emergency cesarean and at that point antibiotics were useless.
She was born with a zero neutrophil count and they were able to get a heartbeat started after a lengthy resuscitation process but she was eventually taken off life support two hours later when it was deemed that she didn't stand a chance at survival.
After her death a blood culture revealed that her strain of strep wasn't susceptible to the penicillin and gentimycin. For subsequent pregnancies my new OB has performed an antibiotic sensitivity test on the strep during the typical 36 week strep swab. Each pregnancy has required a different antibiotic.
- Amanda Woodard
She was born with a zero neutrophil count and they were able to get a heartbeat started after a lengthy resuscitation process but she was eventually taken off life support two hours later when it was deemed that she didn't stand a chance at survival.
After her death a blood culture revealed that her strain of strep wasn't susceptible to the penicillin and gentimycin. For subsequent pregnancies my new OB has performed an antibiotic sensitivity test on the strep during the typical 36 week strep swab. Each pregnancy has required a different antibiotic.
- Amanda Woodard
To learn more about Perinatal & GBS Misconceptions, click HERE.
To learn more about the Signs & Symptoms of Preterm Labor, click HERE.
To learn more about the Signs & Symptoms of GBS Infection, click HERE.
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.
To learn more about the Signs & Symptoms of Preterm Labor, click HERE.
To learn more about the Signs & Symptoms of GBS Infection, click HERE.
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.