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Approximately 1 in 4 pregnant women carry GBS, the leading cause of sepsis and meningitis in newborns according to the U.S 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 mother who test 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 

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 our resources to help you get started!

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 Upcoming Projects and Campaigns ​

This year’s #GivingTuesday is on November 27th. Stay tuned for our plans and how you can make a difference! 
Birthday & Angelversary events to promote GBS awareness

Prenatal Infection Prevention Symposium
February 25-28, 2019
Group B Strep International, in partnership with Star Legacy Foundation, is hosting the Prenatal Infection Prevention Symposium! All are invited to attend, CME credit will be available, and registration is free! For more information, please visit gbsi.me/PIPS

​GBS Efforts and News around the World!

GBS Parent & Survivor Awareness Efforts
  • Dan and Birgitta Hobster spoke on This Morning about GBS and ​how an £11 test could have saved their baby's life. Broadcast on 07/08/2018
  • Heather Bryan, who lost her son Finnegan to group B strep, is donating a portion of the sales of the beautiful leather bag she designed in his name to GBSI. Check out her website ​at http://www.bagswithacause.com/  Thank you, Heather, for all you are doing to raise GBS awareness!
  • Soon after she lost Mena, Lynn, an artist, painted a picture of a rose in honor of her daughter. After Mena’s third birthday, she wanted to do something special. Lynn decided to take her original rose painting and turn it into a beautiful tote that she could sell to raise money for GBSI. To purchase one of these beautiful totes in honor of Mena, please visit Lynn's Etsy page HERE.
In the News
Shortening the Course of IV Antibiotic Treatment for Late-Onset Group B Strep Infections
Lewis First, MD, MS, Editor in Chief, Pediatrics
If you had an infant diagnosed with uncomplicated late-onset Group B Streptococcal (GBS) bacteremia, it is likely you would prescribe a ten-day course of antibiotics. But why ten days?  Could you treat successfully in less time?
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A Phase II Randomized, Control Trial of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Type III Capsular Polysaccharide -Tetanus Toxoid (GBS III-TT) Vaccine to Prevent Vaginal Colonization with GBS III.
Sharon L Hillier, Patricia Ferrieri, Morven S Edwards, Marian Ewell, Daron Ferris, Paul Fine, Vincent Carey, Leslie Meyn, Dakota Hoagland, Dennis L Kasper, Lawrence C Paoletti, Heather Hill, Carol J Baker;  Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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OpenNotes, Patient Narratives, and Their Transformative Effects on Patient-Centered Care
Empowering and engaging patients is the key to improving the delivery of care. Patient activation and engagement, and the patient-centeredness of medicine are magic words in health care these days.
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Future GBS vaccine highly likely to be cost-effective way of preventing infant deaths
By Joe Buchanunn. Bacteria which 1 in 10 pregnant women pass on during childbirth, and which can cause death or serious complications in their babies, could be targeted in a cost-effective way by a future vaccine - even if it costs the NHS as high as £54 a dose. 
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GBSI's Newsletter: The Globe November 2018 

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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!