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Group B strep is a big deal!

Approximatively 1 in 4 pregnant women carry GBS, the leading cause of sepsis and meningitis in newborns according to the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). GBS can also infect babies during pregnancy and the fisrt few months of life.

Not all babies exposed to GBS become infected, but, for those who do, the results can be devastating. GBS can cause babies to be miscarried, stillborn, born prematurely, become very sick, have lifelong handicaps, or die. Even babies born to mother who test negative can become infected by group B strep.

Fortunately there are many ways to help protect babies from group B strep. The website contains ressources for you learn more about GBS and help prevent its devastating effects 

Special thanks to Aayan's mother for sharing her son's voice making the grunting sounds which are a common, yet often unrecognized, sign of GBS meningitis

What We Do

  • Provide complimentary GBS awareness info and materials
  • Exhibit and present at conferences worldwide​​.
  • Advocate to close the gaps in GBS care for ALL babies​

What You Should Know

Each of the three distinct time periods when GBS can infect babies has its own prevention challenges and strategies.

How You Can Help 

There are many ways to help from sharing a brochure with a pregnant friend to organizing a trail ride fundraiser to starting an awareness campaign with your department of health!
GBSI's Upcoming Projects and Campaigns 
May 2018
GBSI will be exhibiting at the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) in Savannah, GA from May 21-23. Visit us at booth 218 for samples of our complimentary patient materials  and ask us why we advocate against membrane stripping even if a woman has tested negative for GBS. We look forward to meeting you!
June 2018
GBSI will be presenting at the 2018 International Conference on Stillbirth, SIDS, and Baby Survival in Glasgow, Scotland!

Oral presentations:
  • “Prenatal-onset Group B Strep (POGBS) Sepsis Is a Distinct Cause of Perinatal Mortality/Morbidity”
  • “Alerting Pregnant Women and Their Families as to the Lack of Efficacy and Danger of “Alternative Treatments" for Prevention of Group B Streptococcal (GBS) Invasive Disease in Babies”
  • “Should Written Consent Be Required before Fetal Membrane Stripping Especially among GBS Carriers?”

Poster presentations:
  • “Advances in Vaccination Practice during Pregnancy Care”
  • “Answering a Crowd-sourced Question: What Are the Best Ways to Establish Group B Strep (GBS) as a Likely Cause of Perinatal Morbidity”
Birthday & Angelversary events to promote GBS awareness
Special thanks to Lawrence C. Paoletti, Ph.D. for writing a firsthand account of GBS vaccine history in the making to share on our website! Click HERE to read:

​and HERE to read his firsthand account of of designing a test to determine if a GBS vaccine was safe for pregnant women and their unborn babies!

​GBS Efforts and News around the World!

GBS in the News
Strategies for Preventing Group B Streptococcus in Infants​
Article by Linda Peckel for the Infectious Disease Advisor, January 11, 2018
Maternal GBS Vaccine Progress and Updates: 
PATH welcomes grant to advance Group B Streptococcus vaccine development
​Award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support maternal immunization strategies!
PFIZER BEGINS PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL TO EVALUATE INVESTIGATIONAL GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS VACCINE
Trauma Support for GBS Parents
"What Life Is Like After Having My Son Fight for His Life in the ICU" blog by GBS mom, Amanda Caldwell.

Our past events and GBS news can be viewed in our Event & News Archive.
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​Donations
As a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, we rely on your donations to enable us to create and distribute GBS awareness materials. Please help save babies and their families from the devastation of GBS disease!