Sarah Copeland almost lost her newborn baby to infections from Group B Streptococcus, despite being low-risk. She wants other expectant parents to know the signs.
It came after days of her parents seeking medical assistance for her worsening symptoms, which included becoming drowsy and floppy, refusing feeds, profuse vomiting and bleeding from the bowels.
“Peyton was never exposed to GBS during birth, and I received routine antibiotics during the caesarean, so it’s still not clear how she got it,” Ms Copeland said. She is calling on all expectant parents, particularly those based in regional areas, to know the symptoms of GBS in newborns this GBS awareness month.“I'd like people to know that it's not a taboo subject, it's just this common bacterium that comes and goes. The best thing you can do is know your status and act if something's not right,” she said.
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