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Kirstie Shuker |
2015-12-08T11:14:26.27 |
All pregnant women should be educated on this awful infection. Midwives should be informing women of Strep B so that ... |
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Catriona Todd |
2015-12-08T11:14:55.583 |
This needs to be mandatory test. No parent should go through the loss of child in this preventative way. |
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Claire Sproul |
2015-12-08T11:15:44.05 |
I had a swab with my first son, but went into labour to fast to get the antibiotics so he got a cannula in to adminis... |
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Jemma cotton |
2015-12-08T11:17:07.05 |
I to had group b strep, but thankfully my baby survived, I would no doubt have paid that minimal amount to make sure... |
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Moira McKenzie |
2015-12-08T11:25:39.083 |
We should be doing our very best to prevent infants from dying - especially if there is an easy way to detect if the ... |
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Linda ward |
2015-12-08T11:24:04.377 |
I am so so sorry to here that son passed away you must be very angry . Sending lots of love . |
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Kim Lowe |
2015-12-08T11:37:41.443 |
I got tested nearly 7 years ago with my first daughter and had it so had antibiotics when in labour,however ended in ... |
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Charlotte Lancaster |
2015-12-08T11:47:41.47 |
This is something I hold close to my heart! My son at birth had meningitis and now has life long disabilities but I w... |
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Wilma constable |
2015-12-08T11:52:25.377 |
Family history |
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Amy Money |
2015-12-08T12:08:54.723 |
Disgusting this test is still not compulsory when it's taking little life's and preventable by a £11 test!! |
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Louise Carey |
2015-12-08T12:12:51.8 |
Omg so wrong I have 2 kids 5year old and an 8 month old and I would even pay £11 to get swabbed b4 having child such ... |
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Karen Rix |
2015-12-08T12:17:01.91 |
I have just had my baby daughter and found out that I had Strep B when I went in to hospital to be induced\r\nI had h... |
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Mary Ann Lavery |
2015-12-08T12:22:02.707 |
My daughter is due her baby in February can she request this test ? I would feel much more at ease if this test was s... |
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Pauline Black |
2015-12-08T12:27:53.94 |
Please don't let this happen again.In what should be one of the most happiest times, end so tragically. |
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Karen modlin |
2015-12-08T12:32:21.24 |
My daughter was the same she tried telling hospital about it and they wouldn't test her, she had her baby but was luc... |
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Helen Livermore |
2015-12-08T12:29:24.893 |
It's a small price to pay to save a child's life. The Scottish government needs to comply with UK health and safety ... |
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Donna kerr |
2015-12-08T12:34:11.597 |
It is imperative that all mothers are tested our precious grandson contracted this and was very ill and spent over tw... |
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Roger Livermore |
2015-12-08T12:41:18.1 |
We in Scotland have no independent body making sure that the quaility of healthcare is good enough. And no regaualto... |
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Sarah Vass |
2015-12-08T12:43:07.707 |
If the government clawed back the money that is spent in treating foreigners. But no they would rather rusk the lives... |
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Sharon bain |
2015-12-08T12:48:24.533 |
Who could argue the point that this £11 test should not be compulsary ! |
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Emma pardines |
2015-12-08T12:57:16.313 |
His is heartbreaking news, to lose a little baby life go a simple & inexpensive test. It should be compulsory in all... |
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Cheryl McDonald |
2015-12-08T13:20:16.313 |
This is a heartbreaking story. I cannot believe a simple test could and can prevent this. It's a no brainer and all p... |
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Christine Love |
2015-12-08T13:24:23.77 |
Make this simple test complusory. |
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Alexandra Henderson |
2015-12-08T13:34:56.6 |
This needs urgent action by the Scottish government! |
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Amanda Benson |
2015-12-08T13:34:24.05 |
This test should be compulsory for all expectant mothers throughout the UK. I was a lucky one who had a swab due to c... |
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Anisa Kazmi |
2015-12-08T13:44:53.957 |
my heart goes out to this mother. This simple test must be made compulsory. |
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Gemma Lyall |
2015-12-08T14:04:37.253 |
This should definitely be a manditory test for all pregnant women. It is not fair to those many families that have lo... |
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Carolann barlas |
2015-12-08T14:16:56.813 |
This is so tragic and i cant begin to imagine how these parents are feeling. This test must become routine in all hos... |
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Claudia Maria Macfarlane |
2015-12-08T14:33:59.533 |
as so often action, by the government needed |
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Christine Byrne |
2015-12-08T14:50:39.127 |
I myself am a mum of two and was until now completely unaware of this. I would gladly have paid the £11 or more to ha... |
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Ann Hamill |
2015-12-08T15:23:51.533 |
Whilst I have not had to part with a baby boy, my son (age 25 yrs) passed away over 8 years ago. There is NO mother w... |
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Cara Burnett |
2015-12-08T15:26:33.16 |
Please save mother's from this horrible headache and save the beautiful babies that haven't yet lived life |
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Bridget farrell |
2015-12-08T15:42:15.207 |
My heart goes out to you and other woman who have lost their precious babies..\r\nI was lucky enough to be diagnosed ... |
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Cheryl Alexander |
2015-12-08T15:47:15.58 |
A simple and cheap test that could stop many tears and heartache. Please sign this petition. |
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Amy Cowins |
2015-12-08T15:49:59.127 |
I can't imagine the pain this family has gone through...action needs to be taken immediately. |
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Nikki MacDonald |
2015-12-08T16:02:35.02 |
This is such a terrible story and to think a simple test could have prevented it. I was lucky enough to have been tes... |
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Christine Steiner |
2015-12-08T16:01:33.11 |
I was born and raised in Scotland l was a nurse in Aberdeen maternity hospital l move over to the USA where l have co... |
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Charese Brookes |
2015-12-08T16:10:37.927 |
I had this with my baby boy. Luckily I had swabs done but that was only due to discharge which I ask for a swab but o... |
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Alison Clark |
2015-12-08T16:17:12.503 |
This story is heartbreaking and unfortunately it takes something like this for action to be taken. This should be com... |
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Kerryann doyle |
2015-12-08T16:22:17.05 |
I think this should i had it when i was pregnant |
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Sandy Robertson |
2015-12-08T16:51:28.863 |
There is no question that this shouldn't be compulsory! |
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Morag Towndrow |
2015-12-08T16:53:20.99 |
I'm an intelligent well-read relatively affluent grandmother of five living in an area of the country where widesprea... |
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Caroline Davidson |
2015-12-08T17:01:29.927 |
Signed hopefully no other person has to go through a loss of a child fir £11.00 |
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Margaret Greig |
2015-12-08T17:10:10.05 |
No baby should die No mother should go through this pain get it done |
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Samantha wesson |
2015-12-08T17:08:59.457 |
My daughter was born on the 31st July 2015, and because of the lack of testing I was unaware of what lay ahead. When ... |
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Aline Adams |
2015-12-08T17:29:25.583 |
A young midwife picked up Group B Strep on my day-old son. Since then, all my children were given antibiotics at birt... |
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Debbie Kreiseder |
2015-12-08T17:37:12.253 |
I'm so sorry to hear of your sons passing. My daughter too developed meningitis but fortunately survived because her ... |
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Irina Macdonald |
2015-12-08T17:43:47.11 |
Government please make action... |
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Tanya Barr |
2015-12-08T17:45:05.003 |
I had to literally fight to get this test whilst I was in labour and eventually a midwife listened and got me tested.... |
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Janice Mount |
2015-12-08T18:04:02.443 |
This is so Heartbreaking xx |