Category: Third Trimester
The last month’s entry focused on the risk of culture proven early-onset Group B Streptococcal (EOGBS) infection in term babies born to GBS positive people. Typically, if a pregnant person tests positive for GBS, the obstetric provider (obstetrician or midwife) will make antibiotic administration during labor sound like something that does not warrant much of […]
Typically, in the United States, during a prenatal visit at around 35 to 37 weeks of pregnancy, the obstetric provider will bring up GBS testing. This test looks for the presence of a bacterium called Streptococcus agalactiae or group B Streptococcus in the genital tract or rectum of the pregnant person. In North America group […]
