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Group B streptococcus (GBS) is the most common cause of life-threatening infections in newborn babies in the UK. GBS infections affect around 700 babies each year in the UK, of whom sadly 75 die and another 40 suffer long-term problems as a result. And yet most of these infections could be prevented.

Group B Strep Support , a UK charity, was founded in 1996 and:

• Offers information and support to pregnant women and families affected by GBS
• Informs health professionals and individuals how most GBS infections in newborn babies can be prevented and
• Generates continued support for research into preventing GBS infections.

Information materials are available from www.gbss.org.uk. Hard copies are available from Group B Strep Support - contact here or info@gbss.org.uk, phone 01444 416176 or fax 0870 803 0024.

No charge is made for information materials but Group B Strep Support relies on donations to continue its valuable work.

My Target: £ enough to make a difference

Total raised to date: £114.1

Personal message

Our daughter "Katy" and her partner "Carl" had their first baby girl "Amy Kate" born on the 31st August 2009, our first granddaughter sadly died on the 8th September 2009, aged only 8 days old as a result of a Strep B infection.

We had no previous knowledge or been made aware of the risks of this common bacterial infection. Our recent experience as also shown that some Doctors and Nurses are not fully aware of what symptoms to look out for in new born babies, hence the reason why some babies like our "Amy Kate" die of this treatable and preventable infection.

I would like to help raise the awareness of this potentially dangerous condition so that other parents don't have to suffer the avoidable, sad loss of their new born babies.

Watch out for the following symptoms in your new born baby and if you know that there is something wrong with your baby, don't let Doctors fob you off with excuses saying your baby is OK and there is nothing to worry about! DOCTORS are not always right!

grunting; lethargy; irritability; poor feeding; very high or low heart rate; low blood pressure; low blood sugar; abnormal (high or low) temperature; and abnormal (fast or slow) breathing rates with blueness of the skin due to lack of oxygen (cyanosis).

Sincere thanks ... Alan

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