Protect your baby from Group B Strep (GBS) — it’s preventable!

Worldwide, Group B streptococcus is a leading infectious killer of newborns. It is the leading cause of blood infection and meningitis in newborns. The good news is that it can be prevented, and you can help!

In regions where awareness and prevention efforts have been implemented, infant deaths from GBS have decreased as much as 70%. This web site contains resources for you to learn about GBS and help prevent its devastating effects.

	JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST GBS! July is International Group B Strep Awareness Month! GBSI is sponsoring this observance per the US National Health Observance Calendar to bring awareness to GBS disease in babies worldwide. For more information please e-mail us at info@gbs-intl.org. PDFs of our brochures are available from our download page or visit our ordering page for our GBS Awareness Materials order form. Make a donation Order GBS awareness materials Visit our CafePress shop Assist us in translating GBS awareness materials Recommend a GBS-related article or web site to us

NEW & NOTEWORTHY

GBS mom, Theresa Vigour, has had her book, “Mourning Sarah, a case for testing group B strep,” published! It tells of her heartache from losing her daughter Sarah to GBS, and also expresses the need for all pregnant women to be tested for GBS. The book is currently available on Amazon.co.uk.

Argentina has just passed legislation that all pregnant women be tested for Group B Strep! Congratulations to PREVENCIONEGB, who educated the public through the media to achieve their goal!”

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