Our Stories: GBS survivors as young adults

Please read and learn from our babies' experiences with group B strep.​
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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

KELSI — USA
February 7, 1992

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: Full-term
Age harmed: at birth

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MATTHEW — USA
1973

Early-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Not tested
Gestational Age: 40 weeks
Age Harmed: At birth

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NICOLE — USA
Born July 25, 1985

Late-onset

Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: Full-term
Age Harmed: 5 weeks of age

Nicole's mother tries to reach out to parents over the internet and find other adults who are survivors of GBS as an infant.

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