Group B Strep Prevention
February is International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month and, although many western countries offer pregnant women testing for the most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn...
View ArticleGroup B Streptococcus
What is Group B Streptococcus? Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a common bacterium carried by 30 per cent of adults in their intestines, and 25 per cent of women vaginally. Most people are unaware that...
View ArticleDoctors and health professionals call for Group B strep screening
Group B strep should be a routine test for all pregnant women. Charities and doctors have written to Jeremy Hunt MP, the Secretary of State for Health, asking that he introduces the offer of routine...
View ArticleJuly is Group B Strep Awareness Month – A simple test to save a life
During July Group B Strep Awareness Month – A Simple Test to Save A Life – Group B Strep Support will be urging pregnant women to get informed about GBS and consider testing. Within hours of birth,...
View ArticleWhy guess, why not test? Women want protection from group B Strep
Why are the government not listening? Many knowledge women are constantly requesting the test for group B Strep, but as 41% of women have not heard of group B Strep* they aren’t able to ask for it, so...
View ArticleDriving home for Christmas with newborn baby Izzy
Jenny’s Christmas wish was to return home on Christmas Day with her baby daughter Izzy. Izzy was critically ill at birth, suffering from a life-threatening infection, caused by group B Streptococcus...
View ArticleGroup B Strep campaigner is Tesco Mum of the Year 2014
It is not very often that we actually know a winner of the Tesco Mum of the Year, but this year we do! We are so thrilled that Jane Plumb of Haywards Heath, West Sussex will be presented with her...
View ArticleMum redefines Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is not always just about the mum. For many this special day will be a celebration for the day they became a mum, and many mums will love being made a fuss of, but it is not always easy to...
View ArticleMeningitis in babies still needs to be tackled
Meningitis appearing in babies is often one of the major worries of any new parent. The Meningitis Research Foundation has recently surveyed and has shown that the burden of meningitis in babies...
View ArticleExpecting or new mum? Have you heard of Group B Strep?
Raising awareness of Group B Strep is the focus during July for the National charity Group B Strep Support, and they have discovered that 50% of expectant/new Mums have not heard of group B Strep. Why...
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