'Test helps to reduce cases of sepsis in newborn babies'
The bacterium can easily be treated with antibiotics but, unless screened, women won’t know they’re carriers
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The bacterium can easily be treated with antibiotics but, unless screened, women won’t know they’re carriers
The revelation of newborn babies at risk from bacteria commonly carried by mothers underscores the urgency of reevaluating screening practices and adopting proactive measures. TheHealthSite.com
Researchers and NHS medics from Cambridge found as many as one in 200 babies need care for a Group B strep they caught from their mothers during birth, far higher than official health service estimates.
A team from the University of Cambridge and Rosie Hospital reanalysed data from its previous research.
Group B strep is a common bacterium found in the genital tract of roughly 20% of pregnant women.