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Approximately 1 in 4 pregnant women carry GBS, the leading cause of sepsis and meningitis in newborns according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). GBS can also infect babies during pregnancy and the first 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 a mother who tests negative can become infected by group B strep.

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

Check out our resources to help you get started!

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

Check out the Prenatal Infection Toolkit!
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The WAVES Study
Announcing the WAVES Study to help determine the gaps in GBS care and communication. If you’ve had a baby (with or without group B strep disease) conceived on or after January 1, 2003, we want to hear from you! Help prevent future babies from becoming infected!

Remember to share with friends and family so we can all wave goodbye to group B strep disease in babies!

International Conference on Group B Strep (ICGBS) 2021

We are pleased to announce the International Conference on Group B Strep (ICGBS) 2021! The ICGBS 2021 is an online collaboration of healthcare professionals, laboratorians, researchers, families, policy makers, and other interested individuals working to increase GBS disease awareness and prevention. Join us as we work to reduce the burden of group B strep disease worldwide with Keynote Speaker Professor Joy Lawn.
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ICGBS 2021 will be online July 20-22, 2021 and registration is free! The call for abstracts now open through May 15th and our Research Wall is now accepting submissions!
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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 Newsletter: The Globe March 2021

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Projects, Campaigns, and News Worldwide

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Join us online July 20-22, 2021! Registration is free! Call for abstracts now open through May 15th!
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Help prevent future babies from becoming infected by helping identify gaps in care and communication surrounding GBS!
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Next month is International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month! Our goal every February is to focus on educating people as to how to help prevent prenatal infections.
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GBSI will be exhibiting at the 32nd International Confederation of Midwives Virtual Triennial Congress. Thank you to Hologic® ANZ for sponsoring our virtual exhibit!
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Shop to support! When you use smile.amazon.com and choose Group B Strep International as your charity, Amazon will donate a percentage of every purchase you make!
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December 15, 2020 Press Release: MinervaX raises upsized EUR 47.4M (USD 57M) Series B to advance its novel Group B Streptococcus vaccine through mid-stage clinical trials
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Clayton George will be will be racing in six (6) ultramarathons in 2021, all of which will be used to leverage this fundraiser and spread awareness in Cora's name.
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We invite all researchers to post about their current projects involving group B Streptococcus for our virtual Research Wall to be displayed during ICGBS 2021. Other relevant research projects are also welcome!

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Our past events and GBS news can be viewed in our Event & News Archive.
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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!