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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.

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 someone 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!
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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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GBS Research Connect

​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!

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As an organization dedicated to preventing GBS infections in newborns, GBSI plays a crucial role in raising awareness, supporting research, and providing vital education to families and healthcare professionals. Your generous donation can make a significant difference in saving lives and improving outcomes for babies at risk. By contributing to GBSI, you help ensure that more families receive the information and support they need to protect their babies from this potentially devastating infection. Please consider making a donation today. Together, we can make a lasting impact on the health and safety of our youngest and most vulnerable. Thank you for your compassion and support. 

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!

The WAVES Study
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, September 2024

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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!
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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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September is Sepsis Awareness Month. This September, remember: Infection Prevention is Sepsis Prevention!™
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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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Recent news, articles, and research opportunities:

Research Opportunity for Parents and Caregivers in the UK

This study would like to hear from UK parents and caregivers whose babies have experienced a late Group B Strep infection in the past 5 years, to design a programme of research to support other families.
 
They are especially interested in hearing from the families of Black and
Asian babies and offer reimbursement for your time.
 
If you’d be interested in joining an online workshop, please access the following link: https://tinyurl.com/bhn2rf9v or email: [email protected]
8th Annual Reagan’s Ride

​Special thanks to Amanda and Brandon Caldwell and the many people who helped them raise GBS awareness and over $2000 for GBSI at the 8th Annual Reagan’s Ride on August 24th, bringing the total raised by Reagan’s Rides to over $32,000 for the past 8 years!
 
Over 80 people and 45 bikes came out to support the cause this year in honor of Reagan Caldwell, GBS meningitis survivor. Special recognition and gratitude to Down Range Riders, Blood and Steel chapter for doing such an incredible job with this event year after year as well as to Toby’s Tents for their ongoing support. Thank you to Bouncing around Rentals for donating a bounce house to add to the fun of this event!

We are grateful to all who participated to help save lives and heartache for families!

Reagan's story

Our past events and GBS news can be viewed in our Event & News Archive.
Please see all we’ve accomplished with your support!

​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!

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