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Throwing any ink cartridges out?Did you know you can support Group B Strep Support by recycling your used inkjet cartridges through Recycle4Charity?
Visit www.recycle4charity.co.uk/Register/C629 and raise important funds to help prevent #groupBStrep infection in babies.
A great way to help raise awareness of GBS if you have had experience of it...🎓👨👩👦 Help educate others.
Would you let us record you speaking about your family’s experience of group B Strep infection via 🎬Zoom?
We have a number of short sessions (5-15 minutes) for parents to highlight first-hand the impact of GBS infection and the importance of knowing about it at conferences and midwife training.
If you’re interested, please email us at 📩admin@gbss.org.uk.
Key information ⬇️Would you know the key signs of late-onset group B Strep infection (occurring in a baby's aged 7-90 days?
Read more at gbss.org.uk/info-support/group-b-strep-infection/group-b-strep-infection-in-babies-know-the-sympt...
For healthcare professionals...The online group B Strep course we developed in partnership with @MicrobirthMovie @OneWorldBirth is available!
For doctors, midwives, nurses & other health workers, it's full of the key information on #groupBStrep.
Find out more at microbirth.teachable.com/?affcode=95551_kqvvv5n8
Friday fact...The ECM test, designed specifically to detect group B Strep carriage, is much better at finding GBS than a standard HVS.
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Fact Friday...Carrying group B Strep this or in your previous pregnancy increases the risk that your baby will develop GBS infection. When you know, you can make an informed decision about the options available to you.
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Please be aware that Royal Mail are having issues delivering in certain areas. 📮 This may impact on delivery of your GBS test kit. A list of those areas effected can be found here:
Royal Mail names areas hit by Covid postal delays www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55591063
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Royal Mail names areas hit by Covid postal delays
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Deliveries may be delayed in 28 areas due to "resourcing issues", the postal group says.So as we find ourselves back in lockdown, I just wanted to let you know that our Group B Strep Testing kits are being dispatched and processed by the laboratory as normal.
Stay safe everyone 🤰
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Wishing you a very Merry Christmas! Please note that any Group B Strep Test orders placed now will be dispatched until Tuesday 29th December.
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Thank you Group B Strep Support (GBSS) for your newsletter. Looking forward to reading it 📖☕️
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Are you going to be a Mummy...?
#GBSaware #GBS #gbstestPregnant? Group B Strep Aware?
Many women carry group B Strep naturally
Usually causes no problems, but can be devastating
Most common cause of serious infection in newborn babies
Most group B Strep infections in babies are preventable
Your knowledge can help protect your baby
For more information, visit gbss.org.uk/info-support/community/book-of-experience/submit-your-story/
Please, please, please order your Group B Strep kit in plenty of time! ⏳ You may have read in the press today that Royal Mail are struggling with deliveries at the moment 😞 If you are concerned about timescale when returning the test back to the laboratory over the holiday, you can always use Special Delivery next day but, unfortunately, this would be at your own expense. ✉️
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A helpful video from our friends at Group B Strep Support (GBSS) - What is Strep B? #StrepB #groupbstrep #gbstest
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Wanting to know more about Strep B in pregnancy? Watch our video for answers to some of your questions. For more information on group B Strep in pregnancy pl...An international plan to defeat group B Strep meningitis was endorsed by the World Health Assembly last week.
Global plan to defeat meningitis endorsed by World Health Assembly - Group B Strep Support
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The World Health Assembly has recommended the adoption of the defeat meningitis roadmap to reduce the huge burden that meningitis causes around the world.'GBS Screening saves lives' according to a pilot study published today.
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Objectives To describe the impact on early-onset group B Streptococcus (EOGBS) infection rates following reversion from screening-based to risk-based intrapartum antimicrobial prophylaxis (IAP) for pr...I often get asked 'what is in your free group strep testing kit'? So to answer your questions, I have put a blog post together outlining exactly what you receive in the GBS Test kit. I hope it's helpful!
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Friday Fact...Group B Strep infection is diagnosed with the bacteria are grown from samples taken from sterile sites, eg blood, urine, etc.
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Please watch and share this emotional, heartfelt and informative video about a family’s experience of Group B Streptococcus. Featuring Jane Plumb and Group B Strep Support (GBSS) ❤️
Group Strep B - Promotional Video
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I filmed and edited this video about what is Group B Strep and how it affected some people. This was for one of my University projects in 2nd year.Can you support Group B Strep Support (GBSS) by purchasing their lovely Christmas cards?! 🎄🤶🎄🎁 We need your support. Help save babies' lives and donate to charity with these great GBSS Christmas cards, available to buy at: gbss.org.uk/shop/ 🎄🎁
Please, please sign and share this important petition to get pregnant women the testing they deserve ✅Have you already signed this petition asking that women be offered testing for group B Strep carriage during pregnancy? If you haven't, please do.
And everyone, please tell others so they can sign it the petition too: www.change.org/p/nhs-provide-tests-for-group-b-strep-to-prevent-any-more-avoidable-deaths-of-newb...
This is why testing is so important. The outcome for little Joseph could have been very different if his mum hadn’t got a test. Get your free test now 👇
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Joseph - Group B Strep Support
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Mum Naomi writes “Joseph Leuan Emmanuel was born on 17th December 2018. I had a private 6 week scan as is standard with IVF. In the waiting room I found a private GBS testing service advertised and ...Please make sure you order your free Group B Step testing kit in plenty of time!!! ⏰
The swabs are usually dated for about 6 months, so you don’t need to worry about ordering before you’re 35 weeks. 🧪
We are finding that the post is getting a bit slow at the moment due to the seasonal build up and impending lockdown!
Do it now..... ! 👇
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Order Your Free 'Gold Standard' Private Group B Strep Test Kit | Group B Strep (GBS) Testing Kit
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Order you Free, private, Group B Strep testing kit here. Nothing to pay and no obligation to take the test. If you do a fee is payable directly to the laboratory.FREE sticker for your medical file if you are Group B Strep positive 👍We provide thousands of these fab stickers free to the NHS - they're used on handheld notes of pregnant women who should be offered antibiotics in labour against #groupBStrep infection in their newborn baby.
We also provide them to pregnant women - order FREE from gbss.org.uk/product/alert-sticker/
Sharron Davies talks about how she almost lost her granddaughter to Group B Strep... 😢
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Sharron Davies reveals how she almost lost her granddaughter
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Miss Davies said the effects of the life-threatening infection, group B strep, could have been prevented by a simple £35 swab test.gbss.org.uk
Liam’s mum Tess writes, “The midwives detected that I had developed an infection towards the end of my labour which we later found out was group B Strep. I was immediately placed on IV antibiotics...Harry’s story...
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Harry’s mum writes, “I would like to share our story about our little boy Harry who developed Strep B infection at just 17 days old. Wednesday 5th December 2018 and I was being induced at 37 weeks...How brave of Louisa to share her story to help prevent others going through the loss she has 💔
Heartbroken mother speaks out after baby died from a common infection
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WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES. Louisa Harris and Liam Weekes, from Reading, lost their daughter August on June 8 2020 after she contracted bacterial infection group B strep.Friday Fact...Signs of #groupBStrep infection in babies can be subtle - download our poster & stick it on your fridge!
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Fact on Friday...All pregnant women should be provided with an information leaflet on group B Strep.
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