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 first months 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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Website Translation | en français (in French)
HighlightDid you know that if your baby had group B strep disease, was treated, and recovered, there is still a possibility of being infected by GBS again?
This is called recurrent group B strep disease and parents need to be informed and listened to. Know the signs! Quick identification and treatment can make a world of difference. |
Story Spotlight
Libby | Recurrent
"Nobody wants to hear these words again, but doctors informed us later that night and the next morning that Libby had developed RSV and GBS infection again." |
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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GBS Research Connect
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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! |
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! |
GBSI's Newsletter: The Globe, April 2025
Projects, Campaigns, and News Worldwide
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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July is International Group B Strep Awareness Month, an opportunity for organizations and individuals around the world to tell their stories, share information, and promote healthy outcomes for babies worldwide.
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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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Quick Links |
Recent articles and recommendations:
- Epidemiology of Group B Streptococcus: Maternal Colonization and Infant Disease in Kampala, Uganda
- Emerging Trends in Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome, Japan (Note: causes of cases include Group A, B, C, and G Streptococcus)
- Virulence and pathogenicity of group B Streptococcus: Virulence factors and their roles in perinatal infection
- Perception of a Novel Group B Streptococcus Vaccine Among Pregnant and Lactating Individuals
- Group B Streptococcus colonization and risk of chorioamnionitis among nulliparous individuals
- Group B streptococcus colonization in pregnancy and neonatal outcomes: a three-year monocentric retrospective study during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
- Maternal and neonatal outcomes of Group B Streptococcus colonization: a retrospective study
- Group B Streptococcal Membrane Vesicles Induce Proinflammatory Cytokine Production and Are Sensed in an NLRP3 Inflammasome-Dependent Mechanism in a Human Macrophage-like Cell Line
Our past events and GBS news can be viewed in our Event & News Archive.
Please see all we’ve accomplished with your support!
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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!