Seeking Info on Preventing GBS in Early Pregnancy

S.,
I'm a Labor and Delivery nurse and I used to work in the NICU...here's the best info I can offer. There is no way to prevent GBS...it generally grows in most women...the problem occurs when too much of it grows...GBS was likely the cause of her preterm birth but maybe not there are alot of factors that affect why women give birth early..GBS is definitely one indicator but may not be why she actually gave birth early last time...the truth is she will probably be GBS positive again with this pregnancy...if she carries to term they will treat her from the time she gets to the hospital until her delivery and the baby will do fine. If she goes into preterm labor they will more than likely swab her(to test for GBS) or treat her with antibiotics just in case. I hope all this information helps you and I pray for a term delivery.
K.

She needs to get another OB. This one sounds like they are not thinking of her and her baby's best interests. Is she in Metairie?

Penicillin is how Group Beta Strep is treated during labor. One 7-10 day dosing of penicillin should cover the infection, be sure to take all of the medicine.

I had group B strep with my first pregnancy, but not my second. It's not something that you can prevent, from what I understand. You either have it or you don't.
Testing at any stage will not necessarily be 100% that she won't get it later or that it won't go away.
Some women test negative early in pregnancy (as I did with my second child) and then test positive later. The way the specialist I was dealing with put it to me was to think of it like allergies or a cold. It can come and go as it pleases. One day you might wake up with nothing, the next day you may have a stuffy head and a cough. Same with GBS. You may not have it in the beginning, then get it somewhere later in pregnancy, and then again it may go away again.
The only thing she can do is request antibiotics when she goes into labor.

My doctor at Horizons for women in Jacksonville, Dr Taylor tested me for it at my 12wk appointment. Which I did test possitive with my second pregnancy. But he didn't retest me at 37 wks. I don't know how to prevent it, I was told it was just a bacteria infection that comes and goes.Hope this helps! A.