Group B Streptococcal Disease, Neonatal (Group B strep)

Neonatal group B streptococcal disease is caused by the bacteria group B streptococcus (also known as Streptococcus agalactiae). It can sometimes be found in the genital tract of healthy woman and can be passed to the baby during childbirth. It can cause sepsis (blood poisoning), pneumonia and sometimes meningitis in newborn infants.

 

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Health Promotion: Celebrating our Roots and Looking to the Future

This brand new course aims to provide health promoters and other health professionals with a common understanding of the history and development of health promotion, an overview of theories and concepts integral to health promotion, and examples of how health promotion is practiced today.

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Updated 15 Dec 2023