Spotlight: Group B Strep (21) Screening, diagnosis and treatment in LMICs (2)

8 July, 2026

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Thank you, Claire, for your insight on these issues in LMIC settings. What can you or others in this forum suggest as first steps to these screening/diagnostic and treatment tools becoming available in LMICs? Are there any LIMCs where such progress has been made?

Even in high-income countries, there is much room for improvement in determining the cause of stillbirths. I attended one of the IMPROVE workshops years ago and found it to be fascinating even as a parent for the compassionate investigative skills in their approach. https://www.stillbirthcre.org.au/researchers-clinicians/education-and-wo...

Best,
Marti

CHIFA profile: Marti Perhach is CEO/Cofounder of Group B Strep International, United States. Professional interests: Group B strep disease research and prevention, prenatal infection, One Health. Email address: marti.perhach AT gbs-intl.org

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Marti Perhach, United States