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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maya Oppenheim

Pregnant women should be tested for Group B Strep to save babies’ lives, say campaigners

PA Wire

Pregnant women should be tested for Group B Strep to save the lives of dozens of babies every year, campaigners have warned.

Group B Strep is the most recurrent cause of life-threatening illness in newborn babies, with an average of two babies a day identified with the infection. Each week, one of these babies goes on to die while another develops an ongoing long-term disability.

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