Group B Strep is the leading cause of life-threatening infection in newborn babies, causing sepsis, pneumonia and meningitis. Help raise awareness to protect babies from this preventable infection.
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.I am group strep B carrier,which caused me to go in to premature labour and my daughter Alana was born at 26 weeks and was sadly taken 12 days later,I did bikini walk for her 16th birthday in summer,but she would be 18 this November,so going for more of a challenge and hopefully raise more .money doing BALTIC BIKINI WALK IN NOVEMBER XXX.
Group B Streptococcus is the UK's most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn babies and of meningitis in babies under age 3 months. On average in the UK, at least-two babies a day develop a group B Strep infection -one baby a week dies from their GBS infection, and-one baby a week survives with long-term disabilities – physical, mental or both.Yet most group B Strep infections are preventable. Group B Strep Support informs families & health professionals about group B Strep to save tiny babies life's
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Group B Strep is the leading cause of life-threatening infection in newborn babies, causing sepsis, pneumonia and meningitis. Help raise awareness to protect babies from this preventable infection.
Group B Streptococcus is the UK's most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn babies & of meningitis in babies under age 3 months. Most of these infections are preventable. Group B Strep Support informs families & health professionals about group B Strep to save tiny lives.