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Group B Strep (GBS) is among the silent killers of babies in the U.K. The bacteria may unknowingly pass the infection from the mother to the newborn if no tests are done to detect GSB in the early stages of pregnancy.
Babies surviving GBS disease ‘more likely to need special educational support’ (Danny Lawson/PA) Babies who survive a potentially deadly disease caused by a common type of bacteria passed on from their mothers may be twice as likely to have life-changing disabilities and require special educational support than those not infected, research suggests. Scientists in the UK and Europe found infants who develop invasive Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease during the first days and months of their lives are at risk of having lasting neurodevelopmental impairments (NDI) – disabilities in the f...
BBC News Published image captionReggie-Jay Payne was about eight weeks old when he died from the bacterial infection A coroner has raised concerns over the lack of screening for the bacterial infection Group B Strep following the death of a newborn baby. Reggie-Jay Payne was about eight weeks old when he died in December 2019 at Milton Keynes University Hospital. Coroner Tom Osborne said it appeared the infection was never discussed with Reggie-Jay's mother during pregnancy. The hospital's trust said it would "certainly participate" in a national screening programme. Group B Strep is common i...