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Re: A Question About PregnancyFrom: Lisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun, 30 Jul 2000 22:56:35 -0500 (CDT)
At Thu, 27 Jul 2000, R. Daniel Braun, MD wrote: > >At Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Lisa wrote: >> >>I'm about 32wks preg with my first child, (I've had endio since I was >>14). Latley I've been having contractions every hour (Which I'm sure >>are only BH), along with permanate back pain and no sleep for about >>three days. My midwife has said I might have an irritable uterus, what >>is this. >>I also have a strep b infection. Whats all this stuff mean? And is it >>normal? Up until know my pregnancy has been trouble free, or is this >>payback for not gettting morning sickness? >>Any advice or comments are welcome. >> >>-- >>Lisa Grossett >> >These are things you should ask your care provider. > >I doubt that you have a group B strep "INFECTION". If you did you would >have high fevers and be very sick. Most likely what was meant was that >you are one of the 20% of all normal pregnant women who carry Group B >strep in their vagina. Around 1 in 400 of these will have a baby that >gets an infection. We can cut that in half by giving antibiotics to the >mother during labor. > >RDB > >Thanks for your reply. With the strep b does your reply mean that even if they give me antibiotics during labour, there is still a chance of my baby being infected?
-- Lisa Grossett >--
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