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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 

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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

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!

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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​

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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 April 2021

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National Minority Health Month

April is National Minority Health Month. The goal of this month is to focus on and address health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minority populations.

​For example, according to the CDC, the rate of early-onset group B strep infections demonstrates a racial disparity, as the disease persists with the incidence higher among African Americans

Projects, Campaigns, and News Worldwide

Join us online July 20-22, 2021! Registration is free! Call for abstracts now open through May 15th!

Help prevent future babies from becoming infected by helping identify gaps in care and communication surrounding GBS!

Help spread awareness and #starttheGBSconversation in your community

GBSI will be exhibiting at the 32nd International Confederation of Midwives Virtual Triennial Congress. Thank you to Hologic® ANZ for sponsoring our virtual exhibit!

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!

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

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.

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!

Quick Links

• ICGBS 2021
• The WAVES Study​
• 32nd ICM Virtual Triennial Congress​​
• Amazon Smile
• MinervaX Press Release
• I Run for Cora
• Donate
• Research Wall
• COVID-19 and pregnancy​

Stories in the news:

• Group B Strep: Tyrone mum raising awareness of life-threatening infection in newborn babies​

Recently Published Articles on Group B Strep

• Analysis of virulence factors and antibiotic resistance genes in group B streptococcus from clinical samples
• ​Hyaluronidase Impairs Neutrophil Function and Promotes Group B Streptococcus Invasion and Preterm Labor in Nonhuman Primates
• Group B Streptococcus serotypes associated with different clinical syndromes: Asymptomatic carriage in pregnant women, intrauterine fetal death, and early onset disease in the newborn
• Effect of oral Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 on vaginal Group B Streptococcus colonization and vaginal microbiome in late pregnancy

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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!