Here I go with links again :) : http://www.mothering.com/articles/pregnancy_birth/birth_preparation/group-b.html
and some comments at: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0838/is_123/ai_114242270 Vedrana -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 1:22 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening Here in Belgium is the same rule, with unknown status they start AB in labour. When labour goes to fast they will preventive give ab to the baby. Also with a positive test the mother has no choice and will have AB in labour. When the profylaxy is not compleet, the baby goes to neonatal ward and gets AB. A few weeks ago I had a discussion with a pediatrician. Mother laboured at home and wanted to give birth in hospital. Last visit the gyn told her she was pos on GBS and she would have AB in labour. She discussed it with the GP who is also homeopath and he said she could refuse the AB. She asked me in early labour and I said yes, you can, but then your baby will be under attack :-) I adviced her to call the pediatrician to ask for the protocols. I left them to decide what to do and went home. Within half an hour I had a very angry pediatrician on the line. She didn't want to discuss the thing but just to push her view on us. I told her that she could find the info I gave to the mother on their own website of obs and gyns. Her heaviest argument was that she studied in a university hospital (Leuven) and therefor she knew :-) The mother gave birth at home greetings Lieve >----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- >Van: Mary Murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Verzonden: vrijdag, november 4, 2005 10:17 AM >Aan: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au >Onderwerp: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening > >I have been told by a pregnant woman that she was reluctant to have a strep >B test at 35-37 weeks. She was informed by a doctor in the A/N clinic of our >public tertiary hospital, that if she went into labour with an "unknown >status" and attended the delivery suite , her baby would have to be given >IMI antibiotics until the baby's screening swabs came back 48hrs later. She >felt that to protect the baby, she had to consent to A/N screening. Those >who recognize the description of this hospital, is that true? Or has this >lady been unintentionally misled? Does this happen in any other hospitals? >Feel free to email me off line if you don't want to "speak" publicly. >Thanks, MM > > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
