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Group B Strep Support
P O Box 203
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH16 1GF
Tel: 0870 803 0023
Fax: 0870 803 0024
Web: www.gbss.org.uk
Best time to telephone: 9.15am - 2.45pm / answerphone out of hours.
Group B Strep Support provides information on group B streptococcal (GBS) infections in babies and their prevention. (Group B Strep is also known as Beta Strep, Beta Haemolytic Strep, Strep B and its proper name, Streptococcus agalactiae.) Information leaflets are available aimed at pregnant women who have never heard of GBS, pregnant women who carry the GBS bacteria, parents of infected babies, and healthcare professionals. All leaflets can be downloaded from the website.
The charity also campaigns for better practice to prevent GBS infections in babies. It supports continued research into better prevention of GBS infections in babies, such as vaccines for GBS.
Membership is available to individuals and healthcare professionals and includes regular newsletters
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