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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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.
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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The WAVES Study
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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! |
International Conference on Group B Strep (ICGBS) 2021
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We are pleased to announce the International Conference on Group B Strep (ICGBS) 2021! Join us as we work to reduce the burden of group B strep disease worldwide with Keynote Speaker Professor Joy Lawn.
Join us online July 20-22, 2021, registration is free! Call for abstracts now open through May 15th and our Research Wall is now accepting submissions! Special thanks to our Diamond Sponsor
Thank you to our Silver Sponsor
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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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GBSI's Newsletter: The Globe January 2021
Projects, Campaigns, and News Worldwide
Join us online July 20-22, 2021! Registration is free!
Call for abstracts now open through May 15th!
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Help prevent future babies from becoming infected by helping identify gaps in care and communication surrounding GBS!
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Next month 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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GBSI will be exhibiting at the 32nd International Confederation of Midwives Virtual Triennial Congress. Thank you to Hologic® ANZ for sponsoring our virtual exhibit!
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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!
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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
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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.
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We invite all research labs to post about their current projects involving group B Streptococcus for our virtual Research Lab Wall to be displayed during ICGBS 2021. Other relevant research projects are also welcome!
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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!