What increases my newborn's risk of neonatal sepsis, and how can I prevent it?
1,154 views · Published 28 May 2011 · 0:50 · Indexed 22 October 2026
Channel: IntermountainParents · 2011 · Education
Neonatal sepsis can be life-threatening to the baby and it's important that the patient be aware of things that she can do to prevent it. We always check patients GBS status, which means that we look for a certain bacteria that a patient is colonized with and it's not a bad bacteria, but it can make babies sick and it is one of the things that can cause neonatal sepsis. So, if a patient knows that she's Group-B Strep positive, it's important that she tell labor and delivery as soon as she arrives there. And it's also important that if a woman suspects that her water is broken that she goes immediately to her doctor's or a labor and delivery, so that we can do the appropriate things to prevent sepsis.
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