Petition Discussions

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Petition ID Commenter Date Comment
2448 Maureen Burnett 2015-12-05T09:28:48.643 My daughter very luckily discovered she had Strep-B 3 months before giving birth in October resulting in IV anti biot...
2448 Jackie Cowe 2015-12-05T09:37:39.957 Yet another example of our overstretched nhs having to cut corners and put lives at risk. I've never heard of this bu...
2448 jane kerr 2015-12-05T10:50:35.707 a loss that should have and could have been prevented. a loss that changes life's forever...heartfelt sympathies for ...
2448 Theresa Thomson 2015-12-05T18:19:41.533 100% agree with this small test that can save lives and stop parents having to go through there worst nightmare\r\n
2448 Fiona carlin 2015-12-05T23:28:49.58 This is absolutely terrible that any mother should go through this when a 2 minute swab can save so many baby's
2448 Jaclyn draper 2015-12-06T03:31:41.817 I was a carrier of this and only was tested due to being ill. This is scary for any mum to be and even worse if you d...
2448 Jacqueline clark 2015-12-06T09:45:40.66 I think This is disgusting why it's not a regular check with ever pregnancy all these poor Babies losing there little...
2448 Samantha Cummins 2015-12-06T10:40:13.237 Our daughter was a lucky little madem. They caught it early and was treated fast. To many people don't have a clue ab...
2448 Margaret Martin 2015-12-06T12:20:12.19 This test could have saved a beautiful baby's life ,please make the test routine in anti natal care for all mother's.
2448 Louise Shaw 2015-12-06T13:47:24.72 With you 1 million %
2448 Rosemary Bradley 2015-12-06T14:18:49.287 My heart goes out to parents who have lost there babies a simple test can avoid all the heartache
2448 Claire Mahoney 2015-12-06T14:51:49.863 Should be available to all pregnant women in GB.
2448 Amanda smith 2015-12-06T15:38:39.347 For Lacey gbnf x
2448 Lisa Helen Stewart 2015-12-06T15:40:35.313 Absolutely heartbreaking this needs to be done.
2448 kathleen foy 2015-12-06T15:42:52.753 Strep B testing should be an automatic procedure. But with the government we have, we actually have to sign a petiton...
2448 Gill Cunningham 2015-12-06T16:28:39.083 Why oh why would we risk the life of a healthy baby for the sake of £11 - all mum's should have this test done as a r...
2448 Elizabeth Bolger 2015-12-06T17:47:43.943 This is such a sad story and the test MUST be given to every woman to stop this terrible illness killing more babies .
2448 Val Ireland 2015-12-06T18:27:10.097 Never heard of this possibility. Surely a test should be done or at least tell the parents so they can arrange for a ...
2448 Christine Pratley 2015-12-06T19:07:33.283 This test should be done worldwide, but let's start with Scotland
2448 Amanda Cross 2015-12-06T19:17:03.193 So sad . Why do families have to go through this when it can be prevented .
2448 Karen Thomson 2015-12-06T21:56:36.35 I had this but I was lucky. It could've been a whole lot different. Please sign as it's so important!
2448 Liz O'Kane 2015-12-06T22:25:27.177 This is so tragic that something which can be prevented with a simple swab isn't available routinely in all pregnanci...
2448 Lauren Quinn 2015-12-06T22:25:38.877 All of my love to every family affected by this, such a sad heartache. Please make the change for the test to be comp...
2448 Pamela clark 2015-12-06T22:25:54.313 Should be mandatory on every child born xx God help the parents and help then raise awareness it might not bring the...
2448 Linda mccreadie 2015-12-06T22:51:21.487 Yet another potentially fatal condition which can be tested for and dealt with. My son died due to vasa praevia which...
2448 Natalie smith 2015-12-06T23:04:51.35 this is so tragic and sadly won't be the last time a life is lost due to this preventable infection. Other countries ...
2448 Catherine Queen 2015-12-06T23:27:26.813 God Bless,what a beautiful wee soul\r\nThis should be routine!
2448 margaret somerville 2015-12-06T23:46:18.207 I had my youngest son in USA in 2006, they routinely test for strep B before delivery. So sorry for your loss.
2448 Ashley Ellwood 2015-12-06T23:56:27.193 No parent should loose their child due to carelessness and £11. I'm discusted and heartbroken.
2448 Geraldine McCormack 2015-12-07T00:17:09.833 I had a bad pregnancy but was lucky enough to find out before I delivered my baby that I had group b strep I had no i...
2448 Jennifer Caldwell 2015-12-07T01:50:46.41 I am a Scottish mum living in Australia. My baby was born here in Australia where this test is routine. I can't belie...
2448 Elanor lochore 2015-12-07T03:14:01.38 I am so sorry that another baby has lost his life to the infection. my first baby was diagnosed with group b step 2 d...
2448 Michelle Ogborne 2015-12-07T03:53:09.737 So sorry for yourloss, all of you. I hope you get tye result your hoping for x
2448 Lesley Orr 2015-12-07T05:16:27.813 I have a son born in sept 2015 and paid for the step b test, it's should be routine for sure.
2448 Isabel Parker 2015-12-07T06:26:11.58 I am a grandmother and in this day and age think it's ridiculous that this is not done as a routine check save our ba...
2448 Andrina Paterson 2015-12-07T06:46:14.333 To think a simple swab costing £11 could have saved baby Zach. This should never be allowed to happen again.
2448 Charlene richardson 2015-12-07T07:13:30.613 Shocking that a simple test could save lives
2448 Leeon Hey 2015-12-07T07:11:42.377 No one should be losing a child in this cruel way. Please consider the £11 test for every mother.
2448 Angela Mcgreskin 2015-12-07T07:23:30.207 This was only detected in one of my sons as he had a sticky eye and it was swabed straight after birth and he was luc...
2448 Niall Kenneth Barclay 2015-12-07T07:53:20.783 Awful what parents need to go through before the people in charge consider something.
2448 Kimberley barker 2015-12-07T08:40:43.253 This is a terrible no women should ever have to go through this the nhs seem to be cutting more and more corners.it h...
2448 Dawn Robertson 2015-12-07T08:38:15.83 Too many babies being lost to this. Should be standard test
2448 Jennifer Henderson 2015-12-07T08:58:00.1 Simple cheap test that could prevent such tragedies. I would even have paid myself for these tests to be carried out
2448 Ailleen Cassidy 2015-12-07T09:09:04.533 This happened 2 me 23 years ago and its still happnin now ,,,I lost ms baby girl ,,,the pain never leaves u ,,,sore
2448 AnnMarie Sneddon 2015-12-07T09:20:52.52 I was tested for strep b 4 weeks before my baby was due but only because I had a history of it in a previous medical....
2448 Jacqui Pirie 2015-12-07T09:24:20.35 No baby or family should have to go through this when it can be avoided x
2448 Claire Gallagher 2015-12-07T09:24:43.05 These tests should be made routinely !!!
2448 Claire Dickson 2015-12-07T09:31:52.61 I'm sure given the option all parents would happily pay for this, so they can't fob it off, saying the NHS can't af...
2448 Mrs Helen Rundell 2015-12-07T09:55:35.44 So sad that this is still allowed to happen. I am also a carrier of strep b and this was fortunately discovered when ...
2448 Teresa Baker 2015-12-07T09:57:49.767 I had never heard of it few days after delivery they told me I had it I asked would baby have got it they said no. W...