Patient's question:
I originally wanted to store my child's umbilical cord blood, but today the person who left the umbilical cord blood called to say that one item in the umbilical cord blood test was positive, it is a birth canal bacteria positive. Could you please tell me what birth canal bacteria is and if it affects the child's health? I am very nervous, please help me answer this.Doctor's answer:
The genital tract bacteria can cause bacteremia in the pregnant mother, and the bacteria can infect the fetus through the placental blood circulation. If the disinfection is not strict during procedures such as amniocentesis, it can also lead to fetal infection. Alternatively, during labor, if the disinfection is not strict, the fetus may be infected with bacteria while passing through the birth canal. The birth canal is divided into the bony birth canal (true pelvis) and the soft birth canal (a curved tube formed by the lower segment of the uterus, cervix, vagina, and soft tissues of the pelvic floor). It is just that good health does not cause the disease, and it is generally not a big deal. As long as both the mother and the baby are healthy, there is usually no problem. Please rest assured.