Really pleased to hear that Group B Strep was discussed on Radio 4 Women’s Hour this morning…. Group B Streptococcus [GBS] is the most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn babies in the UK. Although still very rare, it can cause meningitis, blood poisoning and pneumonia and the number of babies being born with [...]
Please sign Group B Strep Support’s e-petition calling for every woman is routinely given accurate information about group B Streptococcus (group B Strep or GBS) during her antenatal care; every low-risk woman is offered a sensitive test for GBS, ideally at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy; and every higher-risk woman is offered antibiotics in labour. Click [...]
Prevent Group B Strep infections in newborns, urges Group B Strep Support (copy below taken from their press release 30.06.11) July 2011 is International Group B Strep Awareness Month and, although many western countries offer pregnant women testing for group B Strep which is by far the most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn [...]
We are delighted to see that Group B Strep has been highlighted on ITV’s This Morning today. Thank you ITV and Dr. Chris Steele for raising awareness of this extremally important issue. Get your FREE Group B Steptococcus Testing Kit from MumStuff.co.uk
Please find below a press release from Group B Strep Support… …Don’t forget you can get your FREE Group B Testing kit from MumStuff! February 2011 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 babies, we don’t in [...]
Please find below a press release from Group B Strep Support.. Bring in Group B Strep testing for all women to save money and lives, urges Group B Strep Support Group B Strep Support (GBSS), the charity for the UK’s biggest cause of life-threatening infection newborn babies, is urging the Government to make sensitive testing [...]
I received a communication from Group B Strep Support today and it prompted me to remind you of the fantastic work they do in raising awareness of Group B Strep infection. In their own words: Group B Strep infections in newborn babies are usually preventable – and so many more of these horrible infections could [...]
I have taken this piece from Group B Strep Support’s e-mail newsletter. After you’ve read it, why not order a FREE Group B Strep testing kit from us? It could save a life…. As Corrie fans eagerly await the birth of Molly’s baby boy and to find out whether he is the son of husband [...]
The MumStuff Team are absolutely delighted to hand over £300 to Group B Strep Support raised by our wonderful customers! For every order we received over the past few months, MumStuff have donated 10p to support the wonderful work that Group B Strep does in educating about and raising awareness of this bacterium. Group B [...]
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