A nationwide survey of the opinions of paediatricians regarding the management of neonates born to women with group B Streptococcus in Japanese maternity homes

Abstract Objective The Japanese Midwifery Association (JMA) guidelines allow midwives to manage group B Streptococcus (GBS)-positive women during pregnancy and labour at maternity homes. However, no guidelines exist to manage neonates born to GBS-positive women in Japan. We aimed to investigate the...

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Main Authors: Kotomi Yamaguchi, Kazutomo Ohashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4526-3