Prenatal Check-Up #7

Today was my 7th prenatal check-up. Just like every time, the routine was weight measurement, blood pressure, and urine test. Heard the baby's heartbeat, very strong. I also had the screening of Streptococcus B Culture Genital. Group B strep (GBS) is a kind of bacteria that women have in their intestinal tracts or vagina. The bacteria will pass onto the baby during labor and birth if the mother has it. The doctor used a swab to get samples from both the vagina and the rectum, then sent it to the lab for screening. Praise God, my result was negative, no bacteria. 

今天是第7次產檢，例行公事就是驗體重、血壓和驗尿。聽到Baby的心跳，非常強而有力。今天還做了內診，是檢驗一項叫做B型(乙型)鏈球菌(GBS)，是一種婦女的下腸胃道或是陰道裡面可能會有的腸內菌，帶菌的產婦會讓baby受到感染。醫生是拿一個棉棒在陰道和肛門的部位擦拭一下收取樣本，然後送去檢驗。感謝主，檢驗結果正常，沒有帶菌。