Group B streptococcus In General Reviews

At 9 weeks pregnant I had to go to A&E with very sharp pains in abdomen and groin that didn't go away. They were so bad I thought I was losing my baby. The staff were wonderful and I was seen after only a short wait. They told me that I probably had an ectopic pregnancy. They took swabs etc and I was admitted overnight in case I ...  Read the complete review

Group b Streptococcus (GBS) - I didn't know much about this life threatening disease until i fell pregnant with first child, and had to go hospital with unexplained pains in my stomach, i had a swab taken and the results revealed i had GBS, At first i didn't really know what the infection was and how dangerous it actually can be to ...  Read the complete review

What is GBS? Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a common bacterium which is usually harmless in healthy adults and in most pregnancies also causes no problems, but it can cause very serious illness in newborn babies. It is in fact the most common cause of life threatening infection in newborn babies in the UK. Most people are unaware that ...  Read the complete review

I recently read in a newspaper about the case of a lady who lost her baby son at birth due to a bacterial infection called Strep B. As I read the article, and also as I am writing this review, shivers go right down my back. You see, when my daughter was pregnant with her second child a couple of years ago she found out (and I will talk about this ...  Read the complete review