This is a very comprehensive article about Group B Strep and antibiotics. Well worth the read for anyone pregnant or planning a pregnancy.
Here is an interesting excerpt:
While many studies have found that giving antibiotics during labor to women who test positive for GBS decreases the rate of GBS infection among newborns, research is beginning to show that this benefit is being outweighed by increases in other forms of infection. One study, which looked at the rates of blood infection among newborns over a period of six years, found that the use of antibiotics during labor reduced the instance of GBS infection in newborns but increased the incidence of other forms of blood infection.23 The overall effect was that the incidence of newborn blood infection remained unchanged.
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thank you! def. clarifying, and v. comprehensive. gbs infections reduced but overall mortality not decreased due to increased chance of mortality by other bacterial infections. got it! def. very interesting, and def. good to think hard before administering a drug...
ReplyDeleteI would say it may even be prudent to include formula related deaths in the overall gbs protocol death count? Def. an increased risk of cessation of bfing w/ yeast infections, and subsequent increase in infant deaths b/c
not protected by bmilk. sorry so cryptic; bfing infant kicking keyboard!!