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Re: Declined antibiotic for Group B & regretted it?
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Originally Posted by Kiliki
If my math is correct.... and I am not a math gal.... you're more likely to die in an accident than to have a baby that dies from gbs.
Odds of dying in a car wreck... roughly 1.2%
40,000 deaths each yr from car accidents on average in the US.
Odds of baby dying from gbs.... ranges roughly from 0.00032 percent to 0.00096 percent.
1000-3000 deaths per yr from gbs in the US.
Odds of being struck by lightning in your lifetime... 0.0001
Just for a little more perspective.
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if something as easy as taking antibiotics during labor can make a significant impact on the likelihood of my baby dying from gbs, then I will do it. thrush is not life threatening.
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Catholic mom to five wonderful little boys- we welcomed our newest baby on 4/6/13 
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