Product Description

Group B Strep Screen (GBSS ECM)

A rectal and vaginal swab test to test for Group B Strep at around 36 weeks of pregnancy for women planning a vaginal birth. If the test is positive then antibiotics can be given to the woman in labour to reduce the risk of infection in the baby or the baby can have closer monitoring after birth for signs of early onset Group B Strep infection. The test uses special enriched culture medium which is more accurate than routine swab methods.

Click this link to read more! from the UK GBSS Support Group or Dr Beattie’s article published by the Royal College of Midwives