I'm 37+5 and decided to get myself tested for GBS for peace of mind. Well, far from giving me peace of mind I'm now in turmoil because the test came back positive, and it's thrown a spanner in the works re. my birth plan.
I wanted to have a water birth in the MLU, and now I'm assuming it's going to be an outright no? I've been doing some research, and it seems that the only issue would be that I'd have a cannula in my hand to receive antibiotics every four hours or so (but I wouldn't connected up to an IV the whole time) so I would have to be careful not to get it wet. If the waterbirth specifically is a problem, I would be reasonably happy giving birth in the MLU without getting into a pool. I just want to avoid the pokey rooms / being confined to a bed on the consultant led unit.
Thing is, I know MLUs have extremely strict entry criteria, so I'm expecting bad news when I call them later this morning to check. Thing is, I've been doing some research and I'm not sure there's any real evidence that I should be excluded from the MLU - it really depends whether GBS / having to administer antibiotics is considered a serious complication.
Does anyone have any experience?
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Group B Strep & midwife led units / water births
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slowshow · 30/08/2011 09:37
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