Test your knowledge on GBS

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* 1. True or False: GBS is naturally found in the digestive and lower reproductive tracts of both men and women.

True

False

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* 2. Which is NOT one of the three types of GBS?

Prenatal-onset

Early-onset

Delayed-onset

Late-onset

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* 3. During pregnancy, when is it recommended for women to receive a GBS swab test?

At the first prenatal check-up

Anytime during pregnancy

During the 2nd trimester

During the 36th or 37th week

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* 4. True or False: GBS can cause preterm labor.

True

False

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* 5. Which is a sign that a baby could be infected during pregnancy?

Decreased or no fetal movement after your 20th week

Frenzied movement has also been linked to fetal distress

Any unexplained fever

All of the above

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* 6. Pick the true statement.

GBS colonization is transient which means that a woman could test negative, but be colonized later in pregnancy and vice versa.

Being GBS colonized is the same as having a GBS infection

If I test negative for GBS, my baby cannot get late-onset GBS disease.

GBS is not able to cross intact membranes

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* 7. Which are signs of a GBS infection in babies?

Sounds - High-pitched cry, shrill moaning, whimpering, inconsolable crying, constant grunting or moaning as if constipated or in distress

Breathing - Fast, slow, or difficult breathing

Appearance of skin - Blue, gray, or pale skin, blotchy or red skin, tense or bulging fontanel (soft spot on a baby's head), infection (pus/red skin) at base of umbilical cord or in puncture on head from internal fetal monitor

Eating and Sleeping Habits - Feeding poorly, refusing to eat, not waking for feedings, sleeping too much, difficulty being aroused

Behavior- Marked irritability, projectile vomiting, reacting as if skin is tender when touched, not moving an arm or leg, listless, floppy, blank stare, body stiffening, uncontrollable jerking

Body Temperature - Fever or low or unstable temperature, hands and feet may feel cold even with a fever

All of the above

None of the above

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* 8. True or False: GBS cannot reoccur - once a baby has been infected, treated and recovered, they are immune.

True

False

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* 9. True or False: If you have already had a baby with GBS disease or have had GBS in your urine in this pregnancy, you should receive IV antibiotics for GBS during labor and delivery even if you later test negative for GBS in this pregnancy.

True

False

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* 10. About how many pregnant women carry GBS?

1 in 2

1 in 20

1 in 4

1 in 10