Since GBS is not passed through breast milk, patients should be advised that
breast-feeding can give the baby important antibodies and other factors to help
protect the baby from infection. Additionally, routine hand washing is always
advised in handling any newborn to reduce the number of
Hi,
I am an LC (not a midwife) at a hospital, but we had a case of a mother with
group b strep, but the baby was healthy and full term, showing no symptoms,
so given that until we did the test the baby had been having her milk
without problems, we sought advice and she continued to feed.
