How is a glucose tolerance test performed?
Although the specific details of each procedure vary slightly, generally, a glucose tolerance test follows this process: • The mother-to-be may be asked to only drink water on the day the glucose tolerance test is given. • An initial fasting sample of blood is drawn from a vein. • You will be given a special glucose solution to drink. • Blood will be drawn several times over the course of several hours to measure the glucose levels in your body. What is a Group B strep culture? Group B Streptococcus (GBS) are bacteria found in the lower genital tract of 15 to 40 percent of all women. GBS infection usually causes no problems in women before pregnancy, but can cause serious illness in the mother during pregnancy. GBS may cause chorioamnionitis (a severe infection of the placental tissues) and postpartum infection. Urinary tract infections caused by GBS can lead to preterm labor and birth. GBS is the most common cause of life-threatening infections in newborns, including pneumonia and men
