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Intrapartum prophylaxis is also indicated for women with GBS bacteriuria during their current pregnancy or those with previous delivery of an infant with invasive GBS disease. [23] ...

Currently antibiotic prophylaxis administered to a woman during labour is the main means of preventing GBS disease in newborn infants, but only if the bacterium is detected during pregnancy.

agalactiae) interacts at the maternal-fetal interface. GBS infection in pregnancy increases risk for adverse birth outcomes such as preterm birth, neonatal sepsis, and congenital neurodevelopmental ...