@triciaholly this is perfect! 😂 Some GBS screen/swab takeaways: • Usually done around the 36 week appointment. • Yes, it’s a swab done from vagina down to rectum. One long, q-tip esque swipe and the sent off to lab. • Prenatal probiotics - could help you NOT be positive. Jury is still out on that one, but I find that convo super interesting. • You can ask for a retest closer to baby if you do test positive - GBS status can and does change (it’s actually a naturally occurring thing in the female

In the US, the GBS (Group B Strep) screen is done around 36 weeks of pregnancy. It’s a normal bacteria that can be in the vagina or rectum; if it’s present during birth (aka you are “GBS ”), that bacteria may pass to baby and cause GBS infection. About 1-2 babies will pick up GBS infection if you’re not treated with abx. If you are treated, the risk of infection for baby falls to about 1 in 4000. Though it does not happen too often, especially if you receive antibiotics, GBS infection for baby c

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