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Newborn infection trial ‘will fail’ unless Government intervenes, experts warn

Newborn infection trial ‘will fail’ unless Government intervenes, experts say

A clinical trial to test pregnant women for Group B Strep (GBS) – the most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn babies – will fail unless the Government intervenes, experts have warned. Some 80 hospitals are needed for the trial to ...

20 Jun 2022 at 08:10

Health & Wellbeing

What is group B strep? Charity says pregnant women ‘in the dark’

Pregnant women and new mothers are not being given enough information about life-threatening group B strep, a charity has warned. A survey for the charity Group B Strep Support (GBSS) of 529 pregnant women and mothers who had a baby in the last ...

12 Jul 2023 at 11:45

Life

Group B Strep: 8 things every parent should know

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is the most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn babies, and it can kill within hours – yet the UK doesn’t routinely test pregnant women for it. The charity Group B Strep Support (GBSS) says an ...

27 Jun 2023 at 07:30

Derry Now

Shannon taking Strep B campaign to Stormont

A Derry mother has vowed to take her campaign for mandatory Group B Strep testing, for all pregnant women in the North, to Stormont. Shannon Doherty, whose son Rían almost died from complications arising from the bacterial infection, is ...

11 Sept 2023 at 14:33

Pictures & Videos

IN PICTURES: Baby Rían's Big Bingo Night in The Maldron Hotel

The parents of baby Rían, Alan Lemoignan and Shannon Doherty pictured with Host Mickey Doherty, at Baby Rían's Big Bingo Night held in The Maldron Hotel. The event was to raise awareness of Group B Strep and donations to Ward 6, ...

10 Oct 2023 at 19:33

Local News

'Our lives were turned upside down in a matter of seconds'

A Derry couple has issued an emotional plea for parents to be aware of the dangers of Group B strep. Paul Smith and his partner Alicia suffered a tortuous ordeal with their three month daughter as they almost lost a couple of ...

17 Jun 2024 at 14:33

Scotland

Parents of newborn who died week after birth question lack of Strep B testing

The parents of a newborn who died a week after birth questioned why the UK is not screening for Group B strep, a fatal accident inquiry heard. Freya Murphy was born on July 21 2018 in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital ...

28 Oct 2024 at 15:41

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