Home Birth Options if Group B Strep Positive During Pregnancy
Testing positive for group B strep or GBS is scary! When you're planning to have a home birth like me, I'm wondering if home birth is still possible and what my treatment options are. Did you know that IV antibiotics 4 hours before delivery isn't the only way to have a safe delivery when you're group B strep positive during pregnancy?
While passing group B strep to your newborn can be dangerous, there are evidence based ways to minimize the risk of danger for you and baby. Many women are told that using IV antibiotics are the only way to prevent passing this GBS bacteria to your baby during birth. What happens if you don't get there in time? You have other options!
Water birth, probiotics and improving your gut flora, closely monitoring baby for the first 12 hours are all great options to decrease the risk of your new baby becoming sick even if you are group b strep positive. I'll share more in this video. Feel free to check out the resources and evidence below to fact check me on these more wholistic options.
Resources:
https://northernstardoula.com/blog/gr...
https://www.mamanatural.com/group-b-s...
https://www.motherrisingbirth.com/201...
https://nourishingjoy.com/treating-a-...
https://evidencebasedbirth.com/groupb...
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