Hi,

I had my bubs only 3 months ago.
I was tested for strep B at 36 weeks here. It is routine in Victorian public hospitals. My hospital actually provides you with the swab, and tels you to do it at home and take it to pathology yourself.

As I said I tested positive, my membranes ruptured and nothing happened so I was put on antibiotics at the same time as being induced.
I was told I would have 3 or 4 courses during the labor every 4 hours, however my labor only lasted 4 hours. I was told that due to only one course our minimum stay in hospital would be 48 hours which was required for monitoring bubs, as a Strep B infection can cause Pneumonia. They took his temp every couple of hours to make sure it didn't fluctuate and become very high.

I am one of those people schmickers mentioned that can't have penicillin, and it seems to run in our family, so future generation may increase the amount of people with allergies to penicillin. I had a different anti-biotic.