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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Deadly infection risk in newborns ‘could be higher than previously thought’

PA Wire

Newborn babies could be more at risk of contracting a bacterial infection carried by their mothers than previously thought, researchers have warned.

Group B strep, or GBS, is a common bacteria that lives in the vagina or rectum and is usually harmless.

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