Re: 21 wk loss pprom, incompetent cervix , gbs question

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At Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Roberta wrote: >
>I lost my baby at 21 wks of a perfect pregnancy. When I arrived at the
>hospital 45 minutes after my water broke, I was 2 cm dilated. Testing
>showed both my placenta and the baby's skin had "heavy growth" for GBS.
>I delivered him 10 hours after ruptured membrane. The fluid had no foul
>odor and I did not have a fever. Current diagnosis is incompetent
>cervix, GBS may have caused rupture after I painlessly dilated.
>Contamination of placenta and baby as passed through vagina may explain
>"heavy growth" of GBS...although I have heard this is factored out in
>measurement. I plan to conceive again in the next few months...a
>cerclage will be done.
>
>Question: I had diarrhea several days before PPROM. I am wondering
>about GBS in my digestive tract. I understand that it is a normal flora
>here as well as the vagina. Is it possible that it passed from my blood
>to the placenta in this way? Maybe due to abnormal liver function?

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