Streptococcus in Pregnancy

Introduction

When we talk about streptococcus in pregnancy, we mainly refer to the presence of a specific bacterium in the organism of pregnant women: the Streptococcus agalactiae, better known as group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus.

Streptococcus in pregnancy raises many concerns in expectant mothers; this is because the infection sustained by it can be transmitted to the fetus or to the child triggering very serious pathologies.

Infection in Pregnancy