EBB 257 - The Updated Evidence on Group B Strep: Part 2

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

Pregnancy, Health & Fitness, Childbirth, Parenting, Birth, Medicine, Kids & Family, Doula, Obstetrician, Midwife

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we continue to bring you the Updated Evidence on Group B Strep in Pregnancy. This is Part 2 of a 2-part series, where we talk about the evidence on alternative treatments for GBS and answer some of your FAQs about this hot topic.

In Part 2, we’ll be talking about:

The “Other Risk Factor approach,”
Alternatives to antibiotics for GBS, including Chlorhexidine and garlic,
Vaccines,
Probiotics,
Topical use of human milk,
Address frequently asked questions
Review the Guidelines from 3 countries

We wrap up with the Bottom Line on the Updated Evidence on Group B Strep in Pregnancy.

Content Warning: GBS-related stillbirth, infant death, critical illness of newborns, vaccines, antibiotics, and racial disparities in GBS positive results and GBS disease in newborns.

References and Resources:

For a full list of scientific references, see the blog post that goes along with this episode here.
Find about more about colloidal silver here
Learn more about Neonatal Sepsis here
Learn more about the National Guidelines for screening and treating GBS in the USA, UK, and Canada:
- Guidelines in America:
  - ACOG Recommendations for Prevention of Group B Strep Early Onset Disease in Newborns
  - AAP Guidelines for Management of Infants at Risk for Group B Strep Disease

- Guidelines in the United Kingdom:
  - United Kingdom National Screening Committee Recommedations
  - Recommendations from the Royal College of Obstetrians
- Guidelines in Canada
  - Recommendations from the Society of Obstetrians and Gynaecologists
  - Recommendations from the Association of Ontario Midwives

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk about alternatives to
0:04.4	antibiotics for group E strep as well as answer some frequently asked questions
0:09.0	about this hot topic.
0:10.6	Welcome to the topic.
0:16.0	Welcome to the Evidence-Based Birth Podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker, and I'm a nurse with my PhD and the founder of Evidence
0:21.4	Base Birth.
0:22.0	Join me each week as we work together to get and the founder of Evidence Base Birth.
0:22.6	Join me each week as we work together
0:24.7	to get evidence-based information
0:26.7	into the hands of families and professionals
0:29.1	around the world.
0:30.6	As a reminder, this information is not medical advice.
0:34.0	See EB Birth.com slash disclaimer for more details.
0:40.0	Hi everyone and welcome to today's episode of the Evidence-Based Birth Podcast.
0:44.5	My name is Dr. Rebecca Decker, pronouns she her and I'll be your teacher for today's episode.
0:50.3	Today I'm so excited to bring you more evidence-based information to you about
0:55.0	group B. Strep during pregnancy. One quick content note before we get started
0:59.7	on today's episode about group B. St, we will discuss stillbirth, infant death, pre-term birth,
1:06.0	critical illness of newborns, and racial disparities in positive GBS tests, and GBS disease disease and newborn.
1:13.4	This is the second evidence-based birth podcast
1:16.4	where we're focusing on Group B. Strep,
1:18.1	and we're doing this to celebrate the update
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