EASTLEIGH MP Mims Davies has called for action to raise awareness of baby killing infection.

As part of July’s Group B Strep Awareness Month, Ms Davies called for more to be done to improve awareness of group B strep.

Group B strep – also known as strep B or GBS – is a normal bacterium carried by around one in five adults, usually with no symptoms or side-effects. It is also the most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn babies. These infections can cause conditions such pneumonia and meningitis. If left untreated, they can kill a newborn baby within hours.

Ms Davies said she is working to ensure that the government’s maternity strategy tackles the issues and has contacted University Southampton NHS Trust to ensure they are in line with national recommendations and best practice.”