On Sat, 20 Sep 1997, Lisa Marasco IBCLC wrote:

> Interesting, Ginna. Did mom have contact with baby prior to putting him
> to breast?   How many possible ways can Group B be transmitted normally?
> If it wasn't vaginal, can it still be transmitted  by contact other than
> breastmilk? We need to examine this closely for future situations.

Yes, she had held him before, but only after a 3-minute hand-wash (NICU
routine).  If I could remember her name, I could review her medical record
with more intelligence (perhaps) than I had 10 years ago.  All I remember
is that he was a tiny premie, adjusted age around 33-34 weeks, just
beginning to grow after a rocky first month, and this sepsis was a huge
set-back.  The MDs thought I was nuts for being concerned about her
mastitis, and her milk was not cultured.

Do we have an epidemiologist or infectious disease specialist among us
Lactnetters to answer the other excellent questions you ask?

Ginna Wall, MN, IBCLC, Lactation Services Coordinator
University of Washington Medical Center, Mailbox 356153
1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle WA 98195
Voicemail: (206)548-6368, Fax: (206)548-7665