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Help Prevent Group B Strep Infection in Newborns - GBSS Christmas Raffle

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If you think of Christmas as being mainly about children and making it special for them, perhaps you might consider sparing some funds to potentially help save tiny lives.

Group B Strep Support - registered charity 1112065

http://gbss.org.uk/campaigning/gbss-fundraising/raffle/ Christmas Raffle details

GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS (GBS) IS THE UK'S COMMONEST LIFE-THREATENING INFECTION IN NEWBORN BABIES. WITHOUT PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE, GBS INFECTS APPROXIMATELY 700 BABIES A YEAR: 75 DIE & 40 SURVIVORS HAVE LONG-TERM PROBLEMS. MOST GBS INFECTIONS ARE PREVENTABLE BY OFFERING HIGHER-RISK WOMEN ANTIBIOTICS IN LABOUR. GBSS INFORMS PREGNANT WOMEN AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HOW TO DO THIS, SAVING TINY LIVES.
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