Week 35 - Group B Streptococcus (Strep B) Screening

If you have no complications, most OB exams do not involve you getting naked. This appointment changes all that. From this point on, each exam will involve nudity and humiliation along with vigorous violations performed by your doctor.

The Strep B Screen is performed a few weeks before delivery to determine if Mom is a carrier of the Strep B virus. Strep B is harmless to adults, but can be pretty nasty if contracted by a newborn. The doctor swabs your neathers and analyzes the results to determine if you are a carrier. If you are a carrier, antibiotics will be administered prior to your delivery once you go into labor. If you are a carrier, it doesn't mean you are diseased and gross, about 10%-30% of women carry this harmless bacteria.

This is the last prenatal test administered before birth. We are getting awfully close!