What Every Pregnant Mom Needs to Know About Group B Strep

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Newborn, Parent, Homebirth, Vbac, Kids & Family, Doula, Firsttimemom, Midwife, Pregnancy, Doctor, Parenting, Pregnant, Vanessamerten, Physician, Csection, Prenatalcare, Breastfeeding, Naturalbirth, Nursing, Birthcenter, Family, Baby, Hospitalbirth, Health, Obgyn, Research, Trimester, Expecting, Labor, Mom, Diet, Dad, Birth

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🗓️ 9 February 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Group B strep (GBS), short for group B streptococcus, is a type of bacterium that naturally resides in the gastrointestinal tract, vagina, and rectum of many pregnant women. GBS is typically harmless and causes no symptoms. During pregnancy, it can pose serious risks if passed to a newborn during birth, potentially leading to life-threatening infections. Due to these risks, routine GBS testing is recommended for all pregnant women. If you test positive, there are established guidelines to protect your baby. Learn what to expect during GBS testing, how a positive result will impact your labor and birth, and explore the latest research on a simple supplement that could potentially reduce the chances of having GBS.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:10.6	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast.
0:15.4	In today's episode, we're talking about Group B Strep.
0:19.9	Group B Strep, or GBS, is short for Group B Streptoccus.
0:25.4	This is a type of bacterium that naturally resides in the gastrointestinal tract, vagina, and rectum of many pregnant women.
0:34.7	GBS is typically harmless and causes no symptoms. But during pregnancy, it can pose serious
0:41.8	risks if it's passed to your newborn during birth, potentially leading to life-threatening infections.
0:48.9	Because of the risks associated with GBS, routine testing is recommended for all pregnant mothers. In the event you
0:57.4	test positive, there are established guidelines to protect your baby and reduce their risks.
1:04.4	Learn about what to expect during a GBS test, how a positive result can impact your labor and birth, and we will explore the latest
1:14.3	research on a simple supplement that could potentially reduce the chances that you ever test
1:20.7	positive for GBS. You can find the complete article and all of the resources for this episode at Pregnancypodcast.com
1:31.3	slash group B strep. You are currently listening to the public feed of the podcast.
1:39.1	Become a pregnancy podcast premium member. You will get access to every single episode of the pregnancy
1:46.7	podcast and all of the premium content is ad-free. Plus, when you sign up, you'll get a free
1:54.1	copy of the Your Birth Plan book. That walks you step by step through creating and writing your
1:59.9	birth plan with sample plans for
2:02.4	everything from a home birth to a planned cesarian and even a template you can download and customize.
2:09.7	No matter what questions you have about pregnancy or planning for your birth, there's an episode
2:15.4	of the pregnancy podcast with the answers you're looking for.
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2:27.7	Thank you to VTech for their support of this episode.
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