Comments on: Many returns http://www.jessicastrust.org.uk/2008/09/08/many-returns/ raising awareness of childbed fever Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:01:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Ben Palmer http://www.jessicastrust.org.uk/2008/09/08/many-returns/#comment-7380 Ben Palmer Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:26:55 +0000 http://www.jessicastrust.org.uk/?p=254#comment-7380 Hi MW Group A and B infections are so different, and I am not as familiar with Group B Strep. I think I would be a supporter of screening for Group B, as I believe the baby is most vulnerable during labour. My aversion to screening for Group A is that the mother is at risk for a far far greater period, at any point during which she could acquire an infection. I hope that makes sense! Ben Hi MW
Group A and B infections are so different, and I am not as familiar with Group B Strep. I think I would be a supporter of screening for Group B, as I believe the baby is most vulnerable during labour.

My aversion to screening for Group A is that the mother is at risk for a far far greater period, at any point during which she could acquire an infection. I hope that makes sense!
Ben

]]> By: MW http://www.jessicastrust.org.uk/2008/09/08/many-returns/#comment-7379 MW Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:21:28 +0000 http://www.jessicastrust.org.uk/?p=254#comment-7379 Hi Ben, I hope you will use your appearance at the midwifes conference to raise awareness of the dangers of both Group A and Group B strep. I know from some of your posts that you are not a supporter of the screening tests, but when you look at the mortality rate of babies from GBS, as well as from GAS, there is clearly a case for compulsory testing. So many lives could be saved by this. Awareness is good, but prevention is better. It is obscene that the UK is one of the only countries that don't screen. Hi Ben,

I hope you will use your appearance at the midwifes conference to raise awareness of the dangers of both Group A and Group B strep.

I know from some of your posts that you are not a supporter of the screening tests, but when you look at the mortality rate of babies from GBS, as well as from GAS, there is clearly a case for compulsory testing. So many lives could be saved by this. Awareness is good, but prevention is better.

It is obscene that the UK is one of the only countries that don't screen.

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