GBS-RELATED SUPPORT

GBS ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE

If you are a GBS survivor and have found a web site or article that has been particularly helpful, please share it with us! For basic information on GBS, visit our GBS info pages.

GBS-Related Support for Survivors and Their Families

	GBStrep Mailing List Our goal is to inform ourselves about GBS,its effects and treatment, so that we may increase awareness of it among OB/GYN's, midwives, childbirth instructors and the general community while lending a a listening ear to those who have lost babies to GBS or who have had children become sick from it. We are excited about giving each other support and helping each other educate other people so they don't have to go through what we did.
	ParentsPlace Group B Strep message board. A place for parents who are looking for more information on Group B Strep after learning they are GBS positive.
	Allison Hugs This foundation was started by a GBS mom whose daughter, Allison, has been affected by GBS spinal meningitis. In order to help other parents who find themselves in similar situations, the Hugs Bag filled with hotel-sized necessities to make parents feel more comfortable and be able to stay at their child's bedside, is being distributed to area pediatric units.

Grief Support

	Healing Hearts The mission of Healing Hearts is to help parents who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. Through their newsletter and organization they offer friendship and support and encourage you to share your thoughts, feelings, ideas, poems, pictures, and stories.
	The Compassionate Friends (CDC) An international support group for families who have experienced the death of a child.
	The M.I.S.S. Foundation An international organization providing immediate and ongoing support to grieving families, helping them to empower themselves by proactive community involvement and volunteerism, and reducing infant and toddler death through research and education.

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