Group B Strep is a bacterium that can be transmitted from a mother to an infant during vaginal delivery. Up to 85% of all cases of infant B group Strep can be prevented by appropriate examination and treatment of labor and taking mothers. However, since we can not screen and treat the mother of Group B Strep every year, many infants will infect type B Strep. Some of these infants will suffer from permanent damage including cerebral palsy, blindness, hearing loss, mental retardation, learning disabilities and stroke. About 5% of infants affected by the infection will die. If pregnant women are screened with B group Strep and not treated, medical malpractice may occur.
For women, group B thymectomy should be screened at 35 to 37 weeks gestation.
Approximately 25% of women have B group Strep bacteria. For most of these women, group B Strep bacteria do not cause active infection and are not contagious. To detect the presence of mother's group B streptococci, it is necessary to test all women at 35 to 37 weeks pregnancy, not at high risk and without symptoms. This screening is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the Department of Obstetrics and Academy of Medicine (ACOG).
Women who are judged positive for Group B Strep should receive treatment during vaginal administration.
If presence of Group B Strep is confirmed, the mother can be treated with oral antibiotics immediately. Intravenous antibiotics are administered as soon as labor is started or the mother's water breaks. Ideally, intravenous antibiotics are administered at least 4 hours before birth. The use of intravenous antibiotics greatly reduces the chance that infants suffer from group B Strep.
High risk women of Group B Strep should also be treated during vaginal treatment.
In circumstances where a mother gives birth without prior examination or knowing whether she is carrying Group B Strep bacteria, antibiotics should be administered during labor if the mother is at high risk. A high-risk case occurs in the following cases.
- The mother will work earlier (up to 37 weeks ago).
- The mother's water may be delayed for a long time (more than 12 hours) until it breaks on the way or it takes water from breakage.
- The mother generates fever (over 100.4 ° F.) during labor.
Women who have history of type B thoracic aortic aneurysm at previous birth or women with urinary tract infections due to type B thoracic obesity during current pregnancy are also automatically administered antibiotics during labor You should.
Without screening and treatment, B group Strep bacteria may be transmitted from mother to baby.
Group B Strep bacteria can be transmitted from mother to child in any of several different ways during labor and ingestion. For example, bacteria can be infected as infants pass through birth canal. When Strep B Strep 's mother is given antibiotics during labor, the opportunity for her to tell it to the newborn is greatly reduced. However, when the infant is exposed, Group B Strep bacteria spread to the infant's bloodstream and may cause sepsis (infection spreading to the body), pneumonia, stroke, meningitis, even death. Most babies develop type B Strep infection within 7 days of birth. A few to develop it later will usually do so within the first 3 months. This infection can cause permanent injuries such as blindness, hearing loss, mental retardation, learning disability, cerebral palsy, seizures etc .. Approximately 5% of infants who developed group B Strep infection are not alive.
Medical errors may occur if group B breast pregnant women are not screened and treated
Up to 85% of all cases of infant B group Strep can be prevented by appropriate examination and treatment of labor and taking mothers. Unfortunately, most physicians do not recommend daily screening of group B Strep bacteria for pregnant women patients, or provide antibiotic treatment to high-risk or group B Strep-positive women Not. This can establish a starting point from acceptable medical practices, commonly referred to as "care standards". The result is a tragedy of a baby suffering from group B Strep infection causing death or permanent serious injury. Such deviations from physician care standards leading to infant death or permanent injury could result in claims for medical malpractice.
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If your baby died as a result of Group B Strep, or suffered a permanent injury, then you either doctor or other health care provider failed to recommend screening during pregnancy, or labor and delivery Please contact a lawyer who was unable to provide appropriate antibiotic treatment to group B Strep during. This article is for informational purposes only and is not legal (or medical) advice. Do not act or act on the information in this article without seeking a professional lawyer. A competent lawyer with experience of medical malpractice helps to determine whether there is a claim of failure of a doctor who provides group B Strep screening and treatment. In such a case there is a time limit, so we will not wait for a call.
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