>Of course I know this proves nothing...but I had read those published
>letters allegedly linking Group B strep with bilateral mastitis and
>subsequent neonatal sepsis.  This mother's mastitis was the first and only
>case I'd ever seen of bilateral mastitis.  The fact that she'd had Group B
>Strep amnionitis 6 weeks prior may be irrelevant.  Watching how sick that
>baby became just made me pause and think.

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.

-Lisa

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         Lisa Marasco, BA, IBCLC
    Expressly Yours Lactation Services
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