After reading Wren’s story on the 1st anniversary of his birth and death, people have been wondering what they might do to spread the word that garlic for Group B Strep (GBS, the leading infectious cause of neonatal death) is ineffective and indeed has NEVER been tested. For my part, I’ve assembled a GBS Hall of Shame: homebirth midwives and advocacy organizations who blithely risk the deaths of babies to promote a bogus “treatment.”
The following homebirth midwives actively promote the GBS-garlic quackery. And if you cannot trust them to tell (or even to know) the truth on something so utterly basic as the fact that no one has even looked to find out whether garlic prevents the transmission and development of GBS, you probably cannot trust them to know the truth about a lot of other aspects of childbirth.
Barbara Herrera of Navelgazing Midwife
Rixa Freeze of Stand and Deliver
Dr. Momma at Peaceful Parenting
These are just the most influential members of the GBS Hall of Shame. There are countless other homebirth midwives, doulas and childbirth educators who also counsel garlic for GBS. And of course, everyone refers back to the blithering of Judy Slome Cohain.
These members of the GBS Hall of Shame have put the lives of countless babies at risk for no better reason that to defy medical authority. They have recommended a “treatment” that is not only unproven, it has never even been tested. They have routinely and deliberately misinformed women about the dangers of Group B Strep, and the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment.
To these women I say: You should be ashamed of yourselves and you should IMMEDIATELY alter you websites to reflect accurate scientific information.
I wonder, do you have any words in defense of your reprehensible behavior?
