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 early weeks 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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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! |
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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GBSI's Newsletter: The Globe, March 2023
Projects, Campaigns, and News Worldwide
We have a responsibility to understand why stillbirths are happening and identify what can be done to combat this crisis. We can, and must, do better for our future moms and children. Please continue to work with us to ensure this issue is no longer ignored or forgotten. The time is NOW to SHINE a spotlight on stillbirth with the bipartisan SHINE for Autumn Act!
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The goal of our #starttheGBSconversation campaign is to simply get people talking about GBS in their communities and perinatal healthcare providers talking to their patients about GBS disease prevention.
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July will be here before you know it! This month is a focal opportunity for organizations and individuals around the world to tell their stories, share information, and promote healthy outcomes for babies worldwide. Make sure you have everything you need to help support Group B Strep Awareness Month by checking out our toolkit!
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"Giving is not just about making a donation, it's about making a difference." Please, consider making a donation so, together, we can make a difference for those affected by GBS.
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Save the date! The 3rd biannual ISSAD Global Conference on Group B Strep will start in Rio de Janeiro in 2023! ISSAD2023 will bring together global stakeholders to accelerate the process to improve GBS maternal & newborn survival & prevent stillbirths. Visit issad.org
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Recent news and articles:
Maternal Strep B vaccination could prevent "tens of thousands of newborn deaths and stillbirths" – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, March 15, 2023
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'He had gone in minutes' - Couple whose baby died from Strep B call for pregnancy screenings
ITV News They told ITV News Central: "Obviously had I had screening for it, none of this would've happened, he would still be here today." Currently, there is no routine screening during pregnancy for Strep GBS in the UK, unlike in other countries. |
- We are grateful to the authors of "Neonatal invasive disease caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in Europe: the DEVANI multi-center study" for their work which shows the value of a maternal GBS vaccine!
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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!