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2022 Group B Strep in Pregnancy & Babies conference dates announced We’re excited to announce that our Group B Strep in Pregnancy & Babies Virtual Conference 2022 will take place on Tuesday 12 & Wednesday […]
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Pregnancy & Baby Charities Network manifesto
Group B Strep Support is proud to support the Pregnancy & Babies Charities Network (PBCN)’s updated 2021 manifesto. The PBCN is an important partnership in the work of saving babies’ lives and helping support families. […]
Urgent need for vaccine to prevent deadly Group B Strep
New report reveals bug is a major cause of baby deaths and disability globally The global burden of group B Strep is far higher than previously recognised, leading to nearly 100,000 newborn deaths, at least […]
Group B Strep Support Chief Executive awarded Royal College honour
Group B Strep Support’s Chief Executive Jane Plumb MBE FRSA was recently recognised for her work in baby health, receiving a prestigious honorary fellowship from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). Honorary Fellowships are the highest awards […]
FREE virtual Global Group B Strep Conference, 3-5 November 2021
The virtual International Symposium on Streptococcus agalactiae Disease (ISSAD), the second Global Conference on group B Strep is on 3-5 November 2021. Group B Strep is one of the top four major causes of bacterial meningitis in newborns, […]
Group B Strep Support’s 25th anniversary
25 years ago today Group B Strep Support was founded by parents Jane and Robert Plumb, six months after their baby Theo died aged 17 and a half hours from group B Strep infection. The […]
Group B Strep Awareness Month Roundup
We’d like to share with you some of the successes you helped the charity achieve during July 2021’s Group B Strep Awareness Month: 3000 Squats in July Challenge You made our 3000 Squats in July […]
Information on group B Strep translated from English into 14 other languages
We are excited to announce that our leaflet, Group B Streptococcus in Pregnancy & Newborn Babies, has been translated from English into 14 other languages. The leaflet is available in: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, French, […]
Health & Social Care Committee – Maternity Safety Report
Group B Strep Support has responded to a report by the Health and Social Care Committee on maternity safety in England. The report covers a wide range of topics, and includes a section acknowledging group […]
Out Now – our Spring/Summer 2021 Newsletter
Find out what the charity and our supporters have been up to in our most recent newsletter. Read more: