A grieving mother has called for routine testing for group B streptococcal bacteria in expectant women after her baby suffered catastrophic brain damage and died when he contracted the infection.

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a bacteria that some pregnant women carry, and which can cause potentially serious infections in their baby, which it picks up as it passes through the birth canal.

Group B Strep bacteria can live harmlessly in the lower vaginal tract - about one in four women has it - and it can be passed on to the baby during delivery. Most women will not realise they are a ...

The process of that starting and the baby dying can be just less than 30 minutes.” Dr Munro said he believed Group B strep – ...

Uma was born by emergency Caesarean section at the Leicester Royal Infirmary A mum who said she nearly died giving birth has called for the NHS to carry out more testing for the Group B Strep (GBS ...

We report 6 cases of group B streptococcal prosthetic joint infections seen in our institution and review 8 previously reported cases. These 14 patients (6 men and 8 women) had an average age of 69.

The baby had a complete blood count shortly ... the frequency of vaginal examinations, 4) group B streptococcus colonization status, and 5) the routine use of antibiotics. Practice routines ...

The process of that starting and the baby dying can be just less than 30 minutes.” Dr Munro said he believed Group B strep – an infection passed from the mother’s body to the baby via ...