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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.

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!

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
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

  • 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!

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Projects, Campaigns, and News Worldwide

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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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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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"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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Shopping online? 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 through February 20, 2023.
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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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Campaigns and Projects

Recent news and articles:

How a Baldwinsville mother fought for 30 years to pass a law that might have saved her daughter (CMV is the most common infectious cause of birth defects in the US)
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!
The IMPRINT network recently produced this animation resource explaining Group B Strep vaccines aimed at a general audience. They will also be translating the video into other languages available in 2023.

​For more IMPRINT GBS videos please visit https://www.imprint-network.co.uk/videos.
Molecular Epidemiology of Group B Streptococcus Colonization in Egyptian Women

A cohort study of intrapartum group B streptococcus prophylaxis on atopic dermatitis in 2-year-old children

Simultaneous carriage of multiple serotypes of Group B Streptococcus: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Incidence of Group B Streptococcus Disease in Infants in China: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

A randomized controlled trial of an oral probiotic to reduce antepartum group B Streptococcus colonization and gastrointestinal symptoms

Group B Streptococcus adaptation promotes survival in a hyperinflammatory diabetic wound environment
Lamar Thomas and Dr. Laura Cook investigated the role of a novel protein in GBS vaginal colonization and discovered its vaccine potential 
This retrospective cohort study at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics found 89% adherence across providers in GBS screening and treatment adherence during pregnancy. 
Study finds the invertebrate G. melonella to be a useful tool to study GBS pathogenesis.

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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