Materials for Healthcare Professionals

Patient Handouts

Get Tested for Group B Strep (GBS)

(in English)
Low Literacy (2015)
1-page (front and back) fact sheet

View page in HTML | Print PDF [2 pages]

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You can also order copies of an older tri-fold version of this information below:

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(PHF product #GBS-013)

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(CDC-INFO product #997787)

Get Tested for Group B Strep (GBS)

(in Spanish)
Low Literacy (2015)
1-page (front and back) fact sheet

Print PDF [2 pages]

Order Copies

You can also order copies of an older tri-fold version of this information below:

Order 25 or more copies
(PHF product #GBS-014)

Order free small quantities
(CDC-INFO product #998185)

If Left Untreated, Strep B Could Seriously Harm Your Baby

Babies, Beautiful, Healthy Babies

Group B Strep Awareness Flyer (2002)

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One page flyer, provides expectant families a brief description of group B strep, how it affects newborns, what can be done to prevent the disease, and discusses what happens during labor if a mother has the bacterium.

Group B Strep - What You Need to Know

Patient handout [1 page]
Ready-to-print patient education on group B strep screening.

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Prenatal Testing Cards for Tracking Group B Strep

Sample prenatal testing cards to help patients and physicians track group B strep screening results.

Medical Record - Prenatal and Pregnancy

Print Medical Record [2 pages]
Source: Albuquerque Service Unit

Patient Maternity Hospital Record

Print Maternal/Child Health Services [2 pages]
Source: Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University

Prenatal Test Card

Print Prenatal Test Card [1 page]
Source: Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University

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Video

CDC Expert Commentary Updated Guidelines for Prevention of Perinatal Group B Strep Disease

CDC Commentary: Updated Guidelines for Prevention of Perinatal Group B Strep Disease

Overview of key changes in the 2010 Guidelines and opportunities for improvement.
Running Time: 4:55 mins
Date Released: 12/13/2010

Blog

Delivering the 2010 Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease Prevention Guidelines

Denise Jamieson, CDC medical officer and practicing obstetrician-gynecologist, recounts morning rounds that included a resident’s report on the revised GBS guidelines. Dr. Jamieson asks fellow clinicians, "What are some of your challenges in translating the new guidelines into clinical practice?"
(Published: 01/05/2011 on CDC Safe Healthcare Blog)

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Mobile App

Prevent GBS App
CDC, in collaboration with our guidelines partner organizations, developed an app called "Prevent Group B Strep" to provide quick, timely access for obstetric and neonatal providers and deliver specific recommendations for specific patient scenarios. The simple interface delivers, through a series of yes/no questions, recommendations based on programmed algorithms underlying the current guidelines. The free application is optimized for smartphones and PDAs, and as a stand-alone native application for iOS and Android devices.