October is Prenatal-onset GBS Disease Recognition Month

Group B Strep International
Promoting awareness and prevention of GBS disease in babies before birth through early infancy

October is Prenatal-onset GBS Disease Recognition Month, as well as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

This month is a unique time to recognize the health outcomes that can occur for unborn babies due to GBS and also to remember the many babies whose lives have ended all too soon due to any cause. Being aware of these experiences can guide us all to promote healthier outcomes for all babies!

October 2020

What is prenatal-onset GBS?

Prenatal-onset GBS Disease Recognition Month

There are three types of GBS disease (prenatal-onset, early-onset, and late-onset) but prenatal-onset is often overlooked or not recognized, which discounts the thousands of babies who are miscarried, stillborn, or born already sick each year due to being infected by GBS in the womb.

We want to make sure that prenatal-onset GBS disease is recognized and that more pregnant women and health care professionals become aware that pregnancy is a distinct time period in which babies can be infected by GBS.

GBSI has identified several knowledge-based strategies which may help reduce the harm caused to unborn babies by GBS.

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The WAVES Study

Introducing The Waves Study (Ways to Avoid Various Elements of Susceptibility)! We here at Group B International want to identify the gaps in care and communication surrounding GBS disease.

To do this we need your help! We are asking both mothers who have had a baby infected with GBS and those who have not to share their experiences in this survey if they have conceived on or after January 1, 2003. Please share the link gbs-intl.org/waves with your contacts and social media. Together we can wave goodbye to GBS disease!

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Important Dates

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
October 9-15 is Baby Loss Awareness Week
October 15 is World Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
October 15 is the global Wave of Light for one hour starting at 7 PM local time in memory of all the babies who have died too soon

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Looking for ways to get involved and spread awareness in your community? Consider fundraising for GBSI! Whether it's an online fundraiser or event, every effort helps!

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Help Support Our Efforts

During this pandemic crisis, many fundraising efforts that we depend on are having to be put on hold. While we understand that many are struggling, if you are able, we humbly ask that you make a donation to help us further our mission of spreading GBS awareness and prevention worldwide.

Group B Strep International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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