Consultant Leonie Penna says:GBS stands for group B streptococcus. This is a bacterium that occurs naturally in the back passage of 50% of adults. In about 25% of women it also lives in the vagina. It's not sexually transmitted or a sign of poor
Q What is GBS?A It stands for Group B Streptococcus, a type of bacterial infection. Its part of the same family of bugs associated with sore throats. GBS can come and go a person does not have to be a carrier all her life.Q What are the chances
Obstetrician Leonie says:Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a bacteria that some pregnant women carry, and which can cause potentially serious infections in their baby, which it picks up as it passes through the birth canal.Taking antibiotics
Although they are unlikely to affect you, its worth knowing about certain pregnancy infections to help keep your unborn baby safe. Here are the facts about protecting your growing baby throughout the nine months he is inside your womb.The facts about pregnancy infections
, treatment includes antibiotics.Group B Strep (GBS)What is it? This bacteria lives harmlessly in our bodies – a quarter of pregnant women in the UK are said to be GBS carriers. However, if it’s passed on to your baby during labour, it could cause septicaemia
for the vaccine yet - when should all the high risk groups be vaccinated by? Dr David Salisbury said: All the high risk groups should be vaccinated by mid-December. Q: On another website, people seemed overly concerned about something called GBS and a Swine Flu
