Guest guest Posted December 31, 2001 Report Share Posted December 31, 2001 You're right...I hear it on almost every delivery note I transcribe, whether they have positive or negative status. When I had my first son in 1997, they didn't routinely test all expectant mothers. But, when I had my second son a year ago, my OB-GYN told me that they now routinely check all expectant moms. Probably more than you wanted to know, sorry. OB-Gyn help needed Hi y'all: My OB-Gyn experience is still quite limited, and I'm typing a very detailed delivery summary. I'm pasting in the preoperative diagnoses below, but the one about which I'm concerned is " GBS negative. " According to all three of my abbreviation references, GBS might mean: gallbladder series gastric bypass surgery glycerine-buffered saline group B (*-hemolytic) streptococcus Guillain-Barré syndrome The only one of those that looks like a possibility to me is " group B streptococcus. " To those of y'all that " birth " a lot of babies: Is that likely, or am I missing something? 1. Intrauterine pregnancy, 37 weeks gestation; early labor. 2. Blood type AB positive. 3. Rubella positive. 4. GBS negative. 5. The patient is status post evaluation for fetus with possible osteogenous imperfecta. 6. History of delivery of gravida 1, para 1, of son with osteogenous imperfecta, mild. 7. Status post genetic counseling. 8. Status post successful external cephalic version on 12/24/2001 for frank breech presentation. Thank you SO much for your help. Jayni TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to nmtc-unsubscribe PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2001 Report Share Posted December 31, 2001 Hi y'all: My OB-Gyn experience is still quite limited, and I'm typing a very detailed delivery summary. I'm pasting in the preoperative diagnoses below, but the one about which I'm concerned is " GBS negative. " According to all three of my abbreviation references, GBS might mean: gallbladder series gastric bypass surgery glycerine-buffered saline group B (*-hemolytic) streptococcus Guillain-Barré syndrome The only one of those that looks like a possibility to me is " group B streptococcus. " To those of y'all that " birth " a lot of babies: Is that likely, or am I missing something? 1. Intrauterine pregnancy, 37 weeks gestation; early labor. 2. Blood type AB positive. 3. Rubella positive. 4. GBS negative. 5. The patient is status post evaluation for fetus with possible osteogenous imperfecta. 6. History of delivery of gravida 1, para 1, of son with osteogenous imperfecta, mild. 7. Status post genetic counseling. 8. Status post successful external cephalic version on 12/24/2001 for frank breech presentation. Thank you SO much for your help. Jayni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2001 Report Share Posted December 31, 2001 Jayni, Group B Strep is definitely it. My docs almost always give the group B Strep results. A mother who is group B Strep positive needs to be given antibiotics during a vaginal birth to keep the baby from ending up with Group B Strep, which evidently can be quite dangerous to a newborn. Margaret >>> Jayni 12/31/01 04:17PM >>> Hi y'all: My OB-Gyn experience is still quite limited, and I'm typing a very detailed delivery summary. I'm pasting in the preoperative diagnoses below, but the one about which I'm concerned is " GBS negative. " According to all three of my abbreviation references, GBS might mean: gallbladder series gastric bypass surgery glycerine-buffered saline group B (*-hemolytic) streptococcus Guillain-Barré syndrome The only one of those that looks like a possibility to me is " group B streptococcus. " To those of y'all that " birth " a lot of babies: Is that likely, or am I missing something? 1. Intrauterine pregnancy, 37 weeks gestation; early labor. 2. Blood type AB positive. 3. Rubella positive. 4. GBS negative. 5. The patient is status post evaluation for fetus with possible osteogenous imperfecta. 6. History of delivery of gravida 1, para 1, of son with osteogenous imperfecta, mild. 7. Status post genetic counseling. 8. Status post successful external cephalic version on 12/24/2001 for frank breech presentation. Thank you SO much for your help. Jayni TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to nmtc-unsubscribe PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2001 Report Share Posted December 31, 2001 Well I deal with the babies after they already been birthed. But they always mention whether the mother was group B streptococcus negative or positive in the NICU admit. Quixote ---- Original Message ----- From: Jayni To: NMTC Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 3:17 PM Subject: OB-Gyn help needed Hi y'all: My OB-Gyn experience is still quite limited, and I'm typing a very detailed delivery summary. I'm pasting in the preoperative diagnoses below, but the one about which I'm concerned is " GBS negative. " According to all three of my abbreviation references, GBS might mean: gallbladder series gastric bypass surgery glycerine-buffered saline group B (*-hemolytic) streptococcus Guillain-Barré syndrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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