Re: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening

[Jenny Cameron]

Curent best practice is to offer screening for GBS at 35-37 weeks. See site below:   http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/groupbstrep_g.htm   Jenny Jennifer Cameron FRCNA FACM President NT branch ACMI PO Box 1465 Howard Springs NT 0835 08 8983 1926 0419 528 717     ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Murphy To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 6:47 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Strep B screening I have been told by a pregnant woman that she was reluctant to have a strep B test at 35-37 weeks. She was informed by a doctor in the A/N clinic of our public tertiary hospital, that if she went into labour with an “unknown status” and attended the delivery suite , her baby would have to be given IMI antibiotics until the baby’s screening swabs came back 48hrs later.  She felt that to protect the baby, she had to consent to A/N screening.  Those who recognize the description of this hospital, is that true?  Or has this lady been unintentionally misled?  Does this happen in any other hospitals?  Feel free to email me off line if you don’t want to “speak” publicly. Thanks, MM Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.9/70 - Release Date: 29/09/2005