ANTHONY McCLIMON - USA
Born October 14, 2010
Prenatal-onset
Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 40 weeks, 6 days (c-section)
Age Harmed: At birth, but likely infected before labor started
Born October 14, 2010
Prenatal-onset
Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative
Gestational Age: 40 weeks, 6 days (c-section)
Age Harmed: At birth, but likely infected before labor started
I went in to be induced at 40 weeks and 4 days after a perfectly normal pregnancy. All my doctor appointments were completely normal and I even tested negative for GBS. I did have my membranes stripped about a week before being induced and then again the day before being induced. I had no idea that having my membranes stripped could potentially cause harm to my baby.
I was in labor for 30 hours when my baby went into fetal distress and I had to have an emergency c-section. I passed out immediately after the c-section and I remember waking up in recovery and my fiancé walking in and telling me there were major complications -- our son wasn't breathing when he was born and that the NICU team was upstairs working on him. Needless to say, that was scariest moment I had ever had in my life, up until that point (many more scary moments in the NICU to follow).
My son was diagnosed with GBS Sepsis, pneumonia, pneumothorax, meconium aspiration syndrome, tachypnea, the cord had been wrapped around his neck and he was not breathing for 7 minutes after he was born. He was placed in a cooling blanket for 72 hours and was monitored for those 72 hours by a constant EEG and video monitor. My son was tested for meningitis twice but they were never able to get enough fluid from the spinal tap and therefore he was never diagnosed with meningitis but he was treated. He had a 14 day course of antibiotics. He suffered from severe edema and had to be put on Lasix.
Our 17 day NICU stay was a roller coaster ride to say the least. But 13 months later my son is 100% completely healthy. We were told he could have brain damage, blindness, or hearing loss. There were times we thought he may not make it. We have regular appointments at the neurologist and developmental specialist but so far all the appointments have been completely normal...THANK GOD!!
— Crystal Mikos, GA, USA
I was in labor for 30 hours when my baby went into fetal distress and I had to have an emergency c-section. I passed out immediately after the c-section and I remember waking up in recovery and my fiancé walking in and telling me there were major complications -- our son wasn't breathing when he was born and that the NICU team was upstairs working on him. Needless to say, that was scariest moment I had ever had in my life, up until that point (many more scary moments in the NICU to follow).
My son was diagnosed with GBS Sepsis, pneumonia, pneumothorax, meconium aspiration syndrome, tachypnea, the cord had been wrapped around his neck and he was not breathing for 7 minutes after he was born. He was placed in a cooling blanket for 72 hours and was monitored for those 72 hours by a constant EEG and video monitor. My son was tested for meningitis twice but they were never able to get enough fluid from the spinal tap and therefore he was never diagnosed with meningitis but he was treated. He had a 14 day course of antibiotics. He suffered from severe edema and had to be put on Lasix.
Our 17 day NICU stay was a roller coaster ride to say the least. But 13 months later my son is 100% completely healthy. We were told he could have brain damage, blindness, or hearing loss. There were times we thought he may not make it. We have regular appointments at the neurologist and developmental specialist but so far all the appointments have been completely normal...THANK GOD!!
— Crystal Mikos, GA, USA
To learn more about Why Membranes Should NOT Be Stripped, click HERE.
To learn more about How to Help Protect Your Baby from Group B Strep (GBS), click HERE.
