ok ladies,

just pulled out the info sheet that my OB gave me on StrepB hope this helps a little....


It's a bacteria that is not spread through food, sex, water etc. It just comes and goes naturally in your body. Penicillin is given to you during labor to stop it spreading to your baby. It only works via drip during labor and not before, because it can grow back so fast. it also says that if you are not tested and treated, your baby can get very sick and even die if it gets infected. The bacteria is not harmful to us, only the baby during labor.

Each time you are PG you need to be tested as each PG is different and the bacteria comes and goes.

that's about all there was on my pamphlet that was worth mentioning.. the rest is about what to do if your water breaks or you go into labor...

xx