Group B Strep (GBS) is a bacterial infection that results in significant mortality and morbidity in newborns. While a significant proportion of mothers (25 to 30 %) carry GBS at the time of delivery, only a relatively small fraction of them will pass it on to their baby during birth (~ 1 in 200). [...]

Group B Strep (GBS) is a common, asymptomatic bacteria in adults, which occasionally seriously affects newborns because their immune systems are not well developed. It is the most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborns in the developed world.
We were told, following the death of our baby in which early onset GBS had been [...]