Social Follow https://www.groupbstreptest.co.uk/social/ Read all the latest news on Group B Strep and updates from Group B Strep Support on our FaceBook page. December 14, 2018, 3:36 pm Group B Strep Support (GBSS) Why Guess when you can get a free testing kit at www.GroupBStrepTest.co.uk 1 in 4 pregnant women carries #groupBStrep with no side effects or symptoms. Carrying GBS is completely natural, but it can occasionally cause serious infections in newborn babies #WhyGuess #GBSAware View on facebook December 14, 2018, 12:46 pm Group B Strep Support (GBSS) Day 2 - 🎁 Day 2 🎁 '12 Days of Christmas GBSS Quiz Giveaway' Comment the missing word correctly. Early-onset group B Strep infection is the most common type of group B Strep infection and occurs between ___ and ___ days old. For help answering this question visit: https://gbss.org.uk/info-support/group-b-strep-infection/gbs-infection-in-babies/ One winner will be selected at random daily, the winner will be announced at 10am the following day. For full terms & conditions: https://gbss.org.uk/uncategorized/terms-conditions-12-days-of-christmas-gbss-quiz/ ... See more View on facebook December 14, 2018, 8:20 am Group B Strep Support (GBSS) If you've had a baby who was diagnosed with group B Strep infection, you should be offered intravenous antibiotics in all future labours. #GBSaware #groupBStrep https://gbss.org.uk/info-support/group-b-strep-infection/what-happens-in-a-future-pregnancy/ #FactFriday ... See more View on facebook December 13, 2018, 10:09 am Group B Strep Support (GBSS) Day 1 🎁 Day 1 🎁 '12 Days of Christmas GBSS Quiz Giveaway' Comment the missing word correctly. On average ___ babies a day develop a group B Strep infection in the UK. For help answering this question visit: https://gbss.org.uk/info-support/pregnancy-and-birth/what-is-group-b-strep/ One winner will be selected at random daily, the winner will be announced at 10am the following day. For full terms & conditions: https://gbss.org.uk/uncategorized/terms-conditions-12-days-of-christmas-gbss-quiz/ ... See more View on facebook December 11, 2018, 12:37 pm Group B Strep Support (GBSS) Media Request for Sky news... can you help? URGENT MEDIA REQUEST – Please Share Will you help Group B Strep Support with some press coverage? Sky News are looking to interview a family whose baby has been in hospital during the Christmas period as a result of group B Strep infection. If this is you, and you're happy to share your story with the press, please contact Oliver on oplumb@gbss.org.uk with a brief summary of your story. ... See more View on facebook December 10, 2018, 4:17 pm Group B Strep Support (GBSS) If you need any advice.... We are here to help. Please call us on 01444 416176 (Mon-Fri 09:15-15:00) or email any time info@gbss.org.uk View on facebook December 7, 2018, 8:09 am Group B Strep Support (GBSS) We ONLY dispatch the Gold Standard ECM Group B Strep Test - get yours now for free at GroupBStrepTest.co.uk. A charge of £35 is payable if you submit the test to the laboratory. Not all tests for group B Strep carriage are recommended - the 'gold standard' is the ECM (enriched culture medium) test. #GBSaware #groupBStrep https://gbss.org.uk/info-support/pregnancy-and-birth/information-on-testing-for-group-b-strep/ #FactFriday ... See more View on facebook December 3, 2018, 8:24 pm Group B Strep Support (GBSS) Advent with a difference...! Take part in our '12 Days of Christmas GBSS Quiz Giveaway' We will be testing your #groupBStrep knowledge with a daily 'fill in the blank' quiz questions. Answer correctly to be in with a chance of winning a GBSS Supporter Pack. Including: a car sticker, pen and pin badge & wristband. A winner will be randomly selected every day between 13th -24th December. ... See more View on facebook November 23, 2018, 8:31 am Group B Strep Support (GBSS) Wow! What a fantastic opportunity to raise money for such an amazing cause... Black Friday Sale NOW ON at Global Adventure Challenges! It’s time to take on the fundraising adventure of a lifetime! Whether your dream is to trek the Great Wall of China, cycle from Vietnam to Cambodia or even to explore the Sahara Desert – you can now save up to 50% when you secure your space in support of Group B Strep Support! Visit the Global Adventure Challenges website for full details but don’t wait –sale ends at 4pm! *T&Cs Apply, visit www.globaladventurechallenges.com ... See more View on facebook November 18, 2018, 8:52 pm Group B Strep Support (GBSS) Can you help with research into finding a vaccine for GBS? St George’s University is carrying out research towards developing a group B Strep vaccine for pregnant women. They want to obtain samples from babies and mothers with invasive group B Strep infection from anywhere in UK. A simple blood sample will be collected from both the mother and her baby. If you or your baby has recently been diagnosed with invasive GBS infection, please ask your obstetric or paediatric team to contact the study team via email vaccinesforchildren@sgul.ac.uk or telephone 0208 725 5382 / 0208 725 4851. For more about the study, visit https://www.sgul.ac.uk/igbs ... See more View on facebook « ‹ 1 of 16 › »
