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Petition ID Commenter Date Comment
2448 Janice Laurie 2015-12-07T10:02:32.44 A new healthy baby is the most precious gift a parent can receive. To have this life snatched away so unnessisarily i...
2448 Suzanne Mcdowell 2015-12-07T10:15:46.033 I am shocked to hear we don't test for this! I got tested at 38 weeks here (Australia) as its maditory. I tested posi...
2448 Jackie Mackay 2015-12-07T10:16:54.783 I had Group B strep when I was pregnant with my little girl and only managed to get 1 lot of antibiotics as my baby c...
2448 Maxi McMillan 2015-12-07T10:21:51.427 Allow parent's to at least know all the information and even if it's to pricey allow us to pay for the tests.
2448 Helen keenan 2015-12-07T10:23:00.767 It is so devastating to lose a baby I think it's diabolical that this test can be done during labour and isn't even o...
2448 Patricia Ramsay 2015-12-07T10:33:59.44 I think that these tests should be done routinely and that no baby or family should have to go through such pain unne...
2448 Melanie Bennett 2015-12-07T10:37:01.8 I am so sorry for your loss, it breaks my heart to think of your child in pain before passing. I contracted bacterial...
2448 Sian Kilgour 2015-12-07T10:39:16.08 This should test should be given to all expectant mothers. I had to fight to have this test done with my second child...
2448 Elaine McCulloch 2015-12-07T10:48:44.723 I am so so sorry for your loss and can't believe how many things the NHS don't do for parents and new borns, I had St...
2448 Aileen Leckie 2015-12-07T10:53:11.787 My niece had this happen to her baby but was lucky they found it quite quick.
2448 Margaret Campbell 2015-12-07T10:57:41.22 My baby girl ended up in hospital at 10 days old with group b strep meningitis. We were lucky that it was caught and ...
2448 Sophie Thorburn 2015-12-07T11:00:28.36 No parent should ever have to go through the devastation of losing their child especially when it can be so easily pr...
2448 Helen Donaldson 2015-12-07T11:04:48.693 20 years ago my son was given antibiotics as a precaution the moment he was born for another reason and I was told tw...
2448 Ashley Kelly 2015-12-07T11:24:53.317 Everyone should be swabbed before labour. X
2448 Lorraine MacIsaac 2015-12-07T11:46:16.66 £11 to the life of ur baby.....I Wld pay it myself if it meant spending the of my life with my child.....the choice S...
2448 J Macdonald 2015-12-07T11:43:23.063 I heard of a similar tragic story which led me to get tested privately. My results were positive. I was given antibio...
2448 Faye Pritchard 2015-12-07T11:59:40.723 Hope this is changed and more babies can be saved by simple swaps
2448 Linda Hamilton 2015-12-07T12:13:50.083 My granddaughter had to be taken away soon after birth and given IV antibiotics for the same reason Luckily she survi...
2448 Kirsten Evans 2015-12-07T12:16:29.24 As a mother of 2 little boys, I am incredibly sympathetic towards any one who has lost their baby due to this awful i...
2448 Kirsty Martin 2015-12-07T12:15:04.91 Such an easy way to save many lives, a must for any expectant mother !
2448 Lyndsay Dickson 2015-12-07T12:19:03.707 This is a joke. That poor mother and all the other mothers that have lost their children. This should be a compulsory...
2448 Patricia brown 2015-12-07T12:23:42.253 I have just found out I am pregnant for my first time and could no amagin the heartache this mother must be going tho...
2448 Pauline Gilchrist 2015-12-07T12:26:15.787 If this swap costs too much, at least give parents the option to pay themselves as I'm sure they would
2448 Julie morrison 2015-12-07T12:32:02.08 This need to be sorted it a joke NHS spend your money in other stupid things but can't help or babys
2448 Donna Sawers 2015-12-07T12:40:52.8 My friend was diagnosed with this during her pregnancy and got giving antibiotics when she went into labour. Thank go...
2448 N.Mcilear 2015-12-07T12:54:42.173 Only £11 pound to be swabed sure all mothers would pay that themself just to make sure there baby was safe and health...
2448 PATRICIA HOWDEN 2015-12-07T13:02:40.6 everyone should be swabbed
2448 Jennifer Wilson 2015-12-07T13:14:24.08 I am so sorry for your loss of your beautiful son. And thank you for being so brave to try and stop this ever happeni...
2448 Skylar storrie 2015-12-07T13:23:09.677 The nhs should offer this to every mum goig into labour and should also raise more awareness so tragic things like th...
2448 Mrs J Plumb 2015-12-07T13:26:30.863 Because no newborn baby should suffer from life-threatening infections that are preventable, and would be prevented i...
2448 Lauren beagle 2015-12-07T13:26:32.05 Such a simple test to protect your unborn. It makes perfect sense that it should be offered to all! No others should...
2448 Gladys Montague 2015-12-07T13:32:08.783 This is something that should be done automatically for every woman in labour.
2448 Elaine Cadger 2015-12-07T13:37:13.66 This should be a routine part of care, so little could save a lifetime of heartache.
2448 Gemma Koca 2015-12-07T13:38:54.91 This should be discussed during your pregnancy by care givers and you should be offered this test. Most women would b...
2448 Christine mctavish 2015-12-07T14:06:31.597 I cannot believe that such a simple test could have saved a babies life and a family from heartache. I strongly agre...
2448 Michelle frew 2015-12-07T14:19:28.13 No mother should lose there child when a simple test can b done. We are meant to protect our children and everyone ha...
2448 Kirsty Davidson 2015-12-07T14:32:08.267 As a mum of 3 I was never made aware of this during any pregnancy. A simple, cheap test that could save the life's of...
2448 Karen Murray 2015-12-07T15:18:53.24 I can't imagine what you are going through , especially when this could have been prevented. God bless your little an...
2448 Kelly Jeffrey 2015-12-07T15:24:22.313 A child is priceless, preventable infection for a little as £11, there would less premature angle wings. I know if I ...
2448 June Thomson 2015-12-07T15:46:09.487 This is such a simple thing. If cost is an issue, offer it to those who want it, at the cost if necessary. I would ...
2448 Catherine quinn 2015-12-07T16:01:13.63 There should be test for this infection as soon as admitted to labour ward if not before
2448 Caroline ferguson 2015-12-07T16:11:53.723 I feel strongly about this
2448 Julie O'Shea 2015-12-07T16:35:46.97 I was tested during my first pregnancy for something else but the lab results showed strep b so was given the antibio...
2448 Margaret prior 2015-12-07T16:42:21.8 No parents should have to lose children...if this can be prevented by a simple test ..please make it available to all.
2448 Mary jane wilson 2015-12-07T16:56:20.817 My daughter had this to but was given antibiotics and baby and mum were fine.
2448 Valerie Fieldhouse 2015-12-07T17:06:14.517 I'm disgusted to learn that a cheap simple test could avoid a devastating and tragic loss of a newborn baby!\r\nWHY? ...
2448 Katrina beggs 2015-12-07T17:13:28.173 Every pregnant woman should be tested in pregnancy for strep b it could save a lot of lives
2448 Linda Graham 2015-12-07T17:18:30.847 What is £11 compared to a child's life and the anguish this causes? Even if the NHS decides that they cannot afford ...
2448 Sandra MacLeod 2015-12-07T17:24:06.97 I had GBS with my second child, and also with the 3rd. I was never checked during my 3rd pregnancy and as a result my...
2448 Stacey Kennedy 2015-12-07T17:29:44.16 I only found out I had it due to a slight bleed in later pregnancy , if it wasn't for that I would har had know idea ...