I learned at my last doctor's appointment that I am Group B Strep positive. They found this in a urine culture done a few weeks before, which means that I am highly colonized and puts the baby at a higher risk of contracting it. I am currently 34 weeks and obviously very concerned. My doctor acted like it wasn't a huge concern and told me that I would receive an IV with antibiotics once admitted into the hospital at time of labor. Anyone else test positive for Group B Strep in urine? Are there any steps I can take to prevent passing it along to baby?
Re: GBS+ From Urine Culture
Only 1 in 4000 babies with GBS positive mothers are affected negatively, and that is when it is untreated! You will be absolutely fine with antibiotics, be thankful they found it, because it is possible for it to not be colonizing when they test you at 36 weeks or so, and then by the time you give birth it is colonizing, but they don't screen again so they wouldn't know. Scary!