Objective: Our purpose was to measure the compliance with the network hospitals protocol for preventing neonatal group B streptococcal sepsis.
Materials and method: All vaginal deliveries during a one-week period in 37 maternities of the perinatal network were reviewed retrospectively.
Results: A total of 752 records were reviewed. Compliance with the protocol regarding the time of culture was 91.1%. Overall, prevalence of group B streptococcal carriage was 14.2%. Among patients eligible for intrapartum antibiotics, 46.4% received adequate prophylaxis. Considering the length of labor, one out of two patients could have received intrapartum adequate antibiotics. Regarding newborns, 86.1% received adequate medical surveillance. There was no confirmed case of group B streptococcal sepsis during the week of study.
Conclusion: All the maternities of network Aurore accepted and adopted evaluation principle. Some elements of protocol could be better applied, in particular delivering adequate intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis.