Declining GBS test, thoughts??

[Cricket]

Here's another thread I posted in my last pregnancy, after I tested positive at 37 weeks. I was planning a home birth, and had to change my plan last minute. I'm still in debate about what to do this time around. I think I will decline the test, and I think my midwife will not like it.

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...tive-help.html

[Beautitude]

Thanks for the links to the threads Cricket, ill have a look through. My concerns also lie with the risks of antibiotics on such a small baby, i need to read into that a bit more too. I dont think i will have an issue declining the test. I am going through a birth centre linked to my local hospital and my midwife actually said that i was well within my rights to decline and i got the impression that she didn't really believe in the test anyway. I need to question her a bit more on the hospitals thoughts on the subject as i dont want to be harrassed if she cant make it to the birth and i have another midwife etc.

[meow]

I went to a birth centre and considered declining the test. I had a good chat to the midwife who was all for me declining it. I ended up having it though as she said if I was positive I wouldn't be classed as "high risk" and have to leave the birth centre and I wouldn't have the antibiotics pushed on me and was well within my rights to manage the labour in other ways. If I was negative then that would be on my record and I'd be left alone if I had to transfer to the main ward.

I'd have a talk about what your hospital's protocols are with a positive or negative result and see what works best for you.

[Alina0210]

I'm not having the test this time.... It's not accurate and can cause unnessesary intervention and worry... I will be keeping a close eye on the new baby anyway (which all new parents should do anway)