Vicki - Group B bacteria

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Vicki,

Is the Group B bacteria the one that can cause blindness? I may be

remembering incorrectly, but I recall someone not being allowed to deliver

naturally because of the risk that a current infection could injur the

baby's eyesight.

maria

Pam

> Ok, let's see if I can answer all of these questions....

> The group B strep test: (see he had to explain it to me before he did

> it, it's kind of a new thing), Group B strep is a bacteria that

> naturally occurs in some women, it is not harmful to them...but as the

> baby comes down the birth canal they could come in contact with it and

> it could potentially cause a very serious infection in the baby. Soooo,

> if you do test positive it is no big deal, they just treat you with IV

> antibiotics during labor to protect the infant.

> The cervical exam: OH BOY! He reaches up toward your tonsils....to feel

> to see if the cervix has started dialating yet, usually they start doing

> this at week 36, then continue weekly until delivery. (until you are

> actually in delivery then they check you oh,,,every hour, minute,

> whenever they feel the need to check you.)

> Effacement: Kind of puzzling to me too, I think it is the thinning of

> the cervix, like it is getting longer and thinner, someone said to think

> of it as a turtleneck sweater.... When you are not ready to deliver the

> cervix must be pretty short and fat, and when you get closer it gets

> longer and thinner. I may be way off on this, I've really never paid any

> attention to effacement, only dialation.

> Ask anything you want, even for me some of this is new, and there is

> alot that you forget after a few years!!! I'm still reading my What to

> Expect book every week!

> Vicki

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> giguerepw@... wrote:

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> > Vicki

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> > I'm glad you had a good dr appt today. I have a couple of questions

> > for you. What is the B strep test? How do they do a cervical exam?

> > What exactly is effacing? I have heard them say it on the baby story

> > but never understood it. Can you tell I'm new at this??

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> > Pam

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