GROUP B STREP AWARENESS MONTH
PLEASE HELP US SAVE OUR BABIES!
For futher info contact:
Marti Perhach
The Jesse Cause
1-877-HALTGBS
mgperhach@earthlink.net
July 2002
is the
Second International
Group B Strep Awareness Month
co-sponsored by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and
The Jesse Cause
Saving the Babies from Group B Strep
Group B strep is the leading infectious killer of newborn babies, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Thankfully, a recent protocol change to test all women in their 35th to 37th week of pregnancy will help reduce the number of babies affected by this bacteria, which can cause death or mental retardation, blindness, deafness, and cerebral palsy in the survivors.
To find out more about Group B strep and how to minimize the risks for your baby, please check the following Web site links:
Centers for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/gbs
The Jesse Cause: http://www.groupbstrep.com
To join us in our campaign for GBS Awareness, please see the Jesse Cause plan of action also posted at http://ca.oocities.com/csj_mac/awareness2002.html
Thank you for helping to SAVE THE BABIES!! |
