Group B Strep International
Promoting awareness and prevention of
group B strep disease in babies
during pregnancy through early infancy
group B strep disease in babies
during pregnancy through early infancy
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), each year nearly 20 million pregnant women carry group B strep (GBS). Although GBS is harmless for most pregnant individuals, it can be extremely serious when it passes to babies during pregnancy, childbirth or in the first months of life.
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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
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Website Translation | en français (in French)
HighlightEarly-onset Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease occurs within the first week of a newborn's life and is typically acquired during childbirth from the baby’s colonized mother. To help prevent this serious infection, many countries recommend universal screening for GBS between 36 and 37 weeks of pregnancy. If a pregnant individual tests positive, intravenous antibiotics are administered during labor to reduce the risk of transmission to the baby.
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Story Spotlight
Fiadh | Early-onset
"At first it started with her colouring, she looked really red to me - I asked for her temp to be taken a few times but each time it was fine, I noticed she was doing a type of jerk with her hands which was constant and different to that new baby 'falling' reflex, I noticed she now started to cry when being touch or held and lastly her breathing just did not sit well with me!" |
What We Do
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What You Should Know
Each of the three distinct time periods when GBS can infect babies has its own prevention challenges and strategies.
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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!
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GBS Research Connect
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Join our collaborative, GBS Research Connect, to connect with fellow researchers, healthcare professionals, and professional health advocates/academics involved in furthering group B strep research and disease prevention!
Membership is free and includes access to events, the ability to join forums, collaborate, upload your research, explore blogs, and more! |
The WAVES Study
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Participate in 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! |
GBSI's Newsletter: The Globe, January 2025
Projects, Campaigns, and News Worldwide
Participate in 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!
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Join this collaborative to connect with fellow researchers, healthcare professionals, and health advocates!
Membership is free and includes access to events, the ability to join forums, collaborate, upload your research, explore blogs, and more!
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February 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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Whether your story happened recently or in the years before, we want to hear from you! If you want us to share your story, let us know! What happened matters.
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As a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, we rely on your donations to enable us to achieve our mission of promoting awareness and prevention of group B strep disease in babies worldwide!
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Quick Links |
Recent articles and recommendations:
- Diversity in Naturally Acquired Immunity to Group B Streptococcus: A Comparative Study of Women From Bangladesh, Malawi, and the United Kingdom
- A case of penicillin-resistant group B Streptococcus isolated from a patient in the UK
- WHO recommendation on screening of pregnant women for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of early onset group B streptococcus disease in newborns
- The Streptococcus agalactiae LytSR two-component regulatory system promotes vaginal colonization and virulence in vivo
- The acceptability of implementation of group B Streptococcus testing: Perspectives from women and health professionals in the GBS3 trial: A qualitative study
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!