“…Over the past twenty-five years, there has been a rise in invasive group A streptococcal infections [1, 7,8] during pregnancy, with an incidence 20 times higher in pregnant women compared to nonpregnant women [1,9]. The greater susceptibility of parturient women to contract such an infection has been demonstrated [8] and is due to skin and mucosal lesions on delivery, vaginal pH variation after the rupture of the amniotic sac, which promotes microorganism growth, and temporary immunosuppression linked to pregnancy [1,3].…”