Screening pregnant women for Group B Strep ‘dramatically cuts risk to babies’

In the new pilot study, carried out over 18 months, more than 5,300 mothers at Northwick Park Hospital were screened using enhanced culture media (ECM) for detection of GBS. Experts at London North West Healthcare NHS Trust found an 80% drop in the number of babies developing the bacterial infection Group B Strep (GBS), which is the most common cause of severe infection in newborn babies.

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