Group B Strep C Section

Group b strep also increases the risk of wound infection after a c section.

Group b strep c section. It usually does not cause serious illness and it is not a sexually transmitted infection sti. Group b strep bacteria aren t sexually transmitted and they re not spread through food or water. Also although the names are similar gbs is different from group a streptococcus the bacteria that causes strep throat.

Group b strep can spread to a baby during a vaginal delivery if the baby is exposed to or swallows fluids containing group b strep. Your baby will be plucked right out of your uterus so no worries. It may never make you sick.

Acog s guidance replaces the 2010 guidelines published by cdc. It s also found in a woman s vagina. Group b streptococcus gbs is one of the many bacteria that live in the body.

The biggest concern is that group b strep can spread to the baby during a vaginal delivery. Group b streptococcus gbs or streptococcus agalactiae is a type of bacteria that is naturally found in the digestive and lower reproductive tracts of both men and women please note that gbs is also the acronym for guillain barré syndrome a rare autoimmune disorder in which a person s own immune system damages the nerves causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis. Many people carry group b strep bacteria and don t know it.

In july 2019 the american academy of pediatrics aap. If you re having a c section then group b strep is no longer an issue. Usually gbs is not serious for adults but it can hurt newborns.

Group b streptococcus also known as group b strep or gbs is a common bacterium found in the rectum digestive tract and urinary tract of men and women. How the bacteria are spread to anyone other than newborns isn t known. While only a few babies exposed to group b strep develop an infection those do develop an infection can develop life threatening complications.