Infections (acquired during pregnancy, birth or early newborn period)??? Group B Streptococcus ??? A bacterium that a mother can pass to her baby during pregnancy or delivery; it can cause pneumonia and meningitis??? Listeriosis ??? A food-borne illness in mothers that can lead to problems such as pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis in newborns??? Sepsis ??? An infection that can cause the body's imm