Pelvic Floor Party:  Kegels are NOT invited

Wow.  This is interesting stuff.  Revolutionary even.

I found a really neat website the other day.  It’s like a whole childbirth education class online.

Birthing Naturally

Approximately 25% of pregnant women have vaginal or rectal colonization of GBS.  (CDC website)

Testing is unreliable as a predictor of GBS status at time of birth.  It is well known that a woman may be GBS positive at the time of testing (36-37 weeks) and be negative at the time of birth.  Approximately 75% of women who are positive at the time of testing will be positive at the time of birth.

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