preterm births
stillbirths
171,700
23,100
*assuming 80% vaccine effectiveness
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What's on the horizon
for GBS disease prevention with the use of vaccines?
intrapartum antibiotic prophlaxis (IAP):
-VS-
of a maternal vaccine for GBS
VACCINE
GROUP B STREP
cases of neurodevelopment impairment
21,400
MATERNAL
deaths in newborns each year
cases of invasive GBS disease in newborns
31,000
214,100
Prevention Potential*
Benefits
Cons of IAP
