This post offers links to all of the group B strep resources on my website, as well as to some other interesting reviews and articles that are available online. This topic is one that I have been researching for a number of years and I have written a book on this topic, Group B Strep Explained, which has been recently updated.
My articles and informational blog posts on this site (which are all freely available) include:
Potential harms of GBS screening “outweigh benefits”
Updated UK GBS guideline
Group B Strep and Chlorhexidine
Here’s more on my book:
Group B Strep Explained
A few articles:
Giant Breakthrough in Screening or Great Big Stressor?
Screening and the consequences of knowledge
Rethinking Bugs
Who safeguards mothers?
The War on Group B Strep
Some other blog posts related to this topic include:
Bacteria and the Microbiome – Resources
Other freely available online resources include:
- An RCOG query bank response on GBS and water birth (which refers to the above article).
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