My Ob never tested me for GBS as it is a transient thing (i.e. you could be pos now and neg at birth or vice versa) and he said he monitors the baby and can tell if the bub has GBS or if it's high risk then he'd give abs. All Obs are different though, but this is coming from a fertility specialist, higher intervention Ob.
Also, on a recent Facebook status I posted: "E-coli is now the leading cause of neonatal infection, NOT GBS!!! #ican2011"
Someone replied with this: "This very reason is why the UK stopped routinely giving antibiotics to GBS positive mothers, instead watching baby for signs ands symptoms or testing the blood looking for markers. They had to high of an increase in E-coli infections, which is so much more serious for these little babies."
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