RE: [ozmidwifery] Garlic for GBS?
Judy Slome Cohain had an article published in the Winter 2004 (number 72) edition of Midwifery Today, called GBS, Pregnancy and Garlic, be a part of the solution. Not sure if its available online, or if it was published elsewhere, but she talks about the research shes been doing and protocols etc for trying the use of garlic for treatment and prophylaxis. Hope that helps Tania From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of diane Sent: Wednesday, 1 March 2006 6:21 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: [ozmidwifery] Garlic for GBS? Does anyone have anygood references on the use of garlic to treat GBS??? We have several women with previous GBS approaching swab time who are interested in this. Ta, Di -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.12/265 - Release Date: 20/02/2006 -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.12/265 - Release Date: 20/02/2006
RE: [ozmidwifery] Garlic for GBS?
I had a woman who followed the garlic treatment. She was still positive at term, refused Antibiotics and swabs of baby etc. Both were fine. I guess this proves nothing about garlic. It is a numbers game. 30% of women are colonized at 36 weeks. up to 50% of those babies are colonized. 2% of the colonized babies get sick. 6% of the sick babies die. For this we treat all of the colonized mothers with IV antibiotics in labour. The Cochrane review Five trials were included. Overall quality was poor, with potential selection bias in all the identified studies. Intrapartum antibiotic treatment reduced the rate of infant colonization and early onset neonatal infection with group B streptococcus. A difference in neonatal mortality was not seen. I realize that even one sick or dead baby should be prevented if possible, butWhat a dilemma, but arent we a bit paranoid? MM From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of Tania Smallwood Sent: Wednesday, 1 March 2006 8:22 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Garlic for GBS? Judy Slome Cohain had an article published in the Winter 2004 (number 72) edition of Midwifery Today, called GBS, Pregnancy and Garlic, be a part of the solution. Not sure if its available online, or if it was published elsewhere, but she talks about the research shes been doing and protocols etc for trying the use of garlic for treatment and prophylaxis. Hope that helps Tania From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of diane Sent: Wednesday, 1 March 2006 6:21 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: [ozmidwifery] Garlic for GBS? Does anyone have anygood references on the use of garlic to treat GBS??? We have several women with previous GBS approaching swab time who are interested in this. Ta, Di -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.12/265 - Release Date: 20/02/2006 -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.12/265 - Release Date: 20/02/2006
RE: [ozmidwifery] Garlic for GBS?
Here's a great article on GBS and theoveruse of antiobiotics and the potential for alternative remedies such as Garlic, Echinacea, Vitamin C taken internally combined with herbal vaginal washes. It starts about half way down page - Treating Group B strep: are antiobiotics necessary? Christa Novelli Samantha B.Mid student/Herbalist http://onyx-ii.com/birthsong/page.cfm?gbs ---Original Message--- From: Tania Smallwood Date: 03/02/06 00:20:03 To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Garlic for GBS? Judy Slome Cohain had an article published in the Winter 2004 (number 72) edition of Midwifery Today, called GBS, Pregnancy and Garlic, be a part of the solution. Not sure if its available online, or if it was published elsewhere, but she talks about the research shes been doing and protocols etc for trying the use of garlic for treatment and prophylaxis. Hope that helps Tania From: owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au [mailto:owner-ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au] On Behalf Of dianeSent: Wednesday, 1 March 2006 6:21 PMTo: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.auSubject: [ozmidwifery] Garlic for GBS? Does anyone have anygood references on the use of garlic to treat GBS??? We have several women with previous GBS approaching "swab time" who are interested in this. Ta, Di
Re: [ozmidwifery] Garlic for GBS?
Probiotics especially bifidobacterium and lactobacillus will help colonise the gut and vaginal tract with beneficial bacteria. Those beneficial bacteria keep other possible pathogenic bacteria in control. Garlic is a prebiotic and will provide food for the beneficial bacteria, while making the environment for those pathogenic bacteria very unfriendly. Also used with great success in urinary tract infections, other infections, bacterial and viral, is grapefruit seed extract (GSE). Btw a vaginally born and exclusively breastfed baby is bifidobacterium dominant which plays a part in protecting them from infection. If there is concern of gbs, it is safe to mix some bifidobacterium only powder with breastmilk or put a little in the babys mouth. -Lisa
