The Guardian Our baby Should Never Have Died Alison Richards" newborn son died of an infection that could have been easily prevented with a course of antibiotics. Owen who"s heart had been beating a minute before his birth, has succumbed to Group B streptococcus (GBS) a virulent bacterial infection that affects 700 newborn babies every year &amp; claims 100 lives &amp; can cause brain damage. Yet tragicall for Owen &amp; his parents, it is easily treatable.