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Jen Forsyth |
2015-12-10T13:38:24.643 |
An incredibly important cause. I nearly lost my nephew due to this back when he contracted at one day old in July. We... |
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Jeanette M Dow |
2015-12-10T13:42:51.16 |
It's not that long ago when expectant mothers were routinely swabbed for Strep B during their antenatal care in Scotl... |
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Debbie Chew |
2015-12-10T13:46:59.333 |
No parents show have had to go through the stress & suffering of finding out afterwards that a simple test could have... |
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Julie Gidlow |
2015-12-10T13:50:28.003 |
I discovered that my son was exposed to this during labour, one week after his birth when a midwife turned up unexpec... |
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Emma McLeod |
2015-12-10T15:44:09.147 |
Women should be screened as standard. No mother should ever have to go through this when a simple test and course of ... |
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andreas scott |
2015-12-10T18:36:29.693 |
my family members have suffered from this and people need to be made more aware |
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Michelle hall |
2015-12-10T18:49:05.597 |
I totally agree it should be compulsory as my daughter-in-law had it too but it was found when she was 27 wks and had... |
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Sarah charity Dickson |
2015-12-10T19:09:33.707 |
I was told this test was optional and cost over 30 pounds. But was relatively unimportant so pretty much advised agai... |
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Angela Lee |
2015-12-10T19:06:57.423 |
For the sake of £11.00, it should be introduced immediately. No mother should ever have to bury their baby. God bless x |
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kirsty Patrick |
2015-12-10T19:15:27.83 |
So sorry to hear about your wee boy Zach, I found out I had group b strep wen this done a swab thinking I had an infe... |
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Virginia Newman |
2015-12-10T19:46:24.817 |
Make this swab a compulsory check to save a new life. I cannot imagine how these parents feel with the loss of their ... |
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Fiona Craig |
2015-12-10T19:48:29.08 |
Bring it back!!! |
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Julie wesoly |
2015-12-10T20:50:01.6 |
Is that the cost of a new life |
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Claire James |
2015-12-10T21:11:46.063 |
This would be a good idea to have at the beginning of labour |
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Julie Breen |
2015-12-10T21:34:21.66 |
It beggars belief that this relatively cheap test is not administered as a matter of course. Please God the law is ch... |
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Lindsey Cummings |
2015-12-10T21:36:40.147 |
I was advised the reason I wasn't offered this test through the NHS was because it was to expensive to test every exp... |
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bena hogan |
2015-12-10T21:42:44.833 |
I was shocked after a family member and her partner had to go the terrible loss of thier beautiful little baby due to... |
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MRS LYNDA WHALEN |
2015-12-10T21:50:16.443 |
A swapthat is all it takes to save a babies life.Each lady should be told about this and be entitled to getting it done. |
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Natasha McGimpsey |
2015-12-10T21:47:25.877 |
I'm very sorry for the loss of you beautiful little baby. Thank you for being brave enough to fight for this in the h... |
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Amanda Plaistow |
2015-12-10T22:20:09.38 |
Anything to prevent baby and infant loss should be made aware of even if we have to pay for it ourselves!! |
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Nicola Taylor |
2015-12-10T22:20:44.02 |
To loose a child must be devastating, but to then be told that this could have been prevented with a simple swab must... |
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Leanne Wilson |
2015-12-10T22:54:50.427 |
I feel so strongly about this matter! Is is life saving therefore without question this test should be carried out an... |
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Amanda Lumsden |
2015-12-10T23:07:03.707 |
My daughter carried this during pregnancy and it was only picked up by chance\r\n |
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Teena mulley |
2015-12-10T23:17:51.3 |
I gave birth at the leic General.. 5weeks early I went in to labour.. I suddenly had a temperature during giving birt... |
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Nichola davy |
2015-12-10T23:24:45.113 |
If mothers are told about this im sure 99.9 would actually paid them self out of there own money to prevent harm or d... |
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sam gibson |
2015-12-10T23:30:51.91 |
While I understand all the £11.00 add up to create a big bill for the NHS the tests should be offered for patients to... |
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Marisa Mitchell |
2015-12-10T23:42:31.36 |
Absolutely horrifying to hear that the NHS do not have this in place already. It does not cost a lot to swab for this... |
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Sinead cooney |
2015-12-10T23:48:24.143 |
I believe the hospitals could do a lot more |
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Mrs Brenda Clarke |
2015-12-10T23:50:20.127 |
Something so cheap and easy to obtain should be automatically available to all pregnant women to eradicate these de... |
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angela taylor |
2015-12-11T01:31:49.517 |
More has to be highlighted about this to make parents aware of how serious this can be and how easy itis to prevent it |
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Jennifer Campbell |
2015-12-11T04:22:37.94 |
Please make this effective test compulsory prior to birth. |
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Maria Caraman |
2015-12-11T06:17:59.787 |
So sorry to hear what happened to your little one. \r\nI discovered by an accident that I carried GPS, had no idea of... |
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Pauline O'Haire |
2015-12-11T06:18:19.457 |
All pregnant women should be tested for Strep B during their pregnancy. I myself had Strep B during my last pregnancy... |
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Tanya Oliver |
2015-12-11T06:23:24.61 |
Signing this on behalf of friends who have just been through a difficult few weeks after the birth of their baby girl... |
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Heidi Palmer |
2015-12-11T07:24:56.017 |
This swab for group B strep should be routinely taken. I was lucky that a random test showed that I carried this and ... |
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Louise Middleton |
2015-12-11T08:54:43.863 |
A safe and affordable practice not being practised!! Save luves not money! |
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Clare Keenan |
2015-12-11T09:18:39.627 |
This should never happen to any family a simple swab is all that is needed |
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Samantha Smith |
2015-12-11T09:31:32.707 |
Not just for Scotland but all of the U.K. |
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yvonne bowes |
2015-12-11T09:54:03.72 |
To safe more babys |
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Pam Nicoll |
2015-12-11T10:16:29.503 |
I'm currently 38 weeks pregnant and would happily pay for a Strep B test |
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MARION THOMSON |
2015-12-11T10:31:34.923 |
It is just common sense to test saving families from devastating consequences.\r\n |
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Margo Jarvie |
2015-12-11T11:34:06.61 |
Defo get it done!!!!! |
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Karla Fitzpatrick |
2015-12-11T14:14:15.19 |
This is utterly devastating !! Anyone with a child and a heart for that matter should sign this takes 2 seconds snd p... |
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Suzanne McBride |
2015-12-11T15:08:02.037 |
Feel very strongly about this |
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Amie Tolson |
2015-12-11T15:40:33.94 |
I cannot begin to imagine how this mother and her family are feeling. This is absolutely heart breaking, that poor li... |
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Trish Newcomb |
2015-12-11T17:05:23.397 |
No parent should have to go through that and then find out a simple test would of prevented it |
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laura bell |
2015-12-11T17:08:38.113 |
I had a traumatic experience with my beautiful daughter who luckily was okay in the end!!! Xxx love and prayers to ev... |
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Judy Jones |
2015-12-11T19:17:07.69 |
A swab would have saved my grandson's life. |
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Lesley Cook |
2015-12-11T19:32:31.69 |
These tests should be routine, I carried strep b but thankfully my girls were fine as I got antibiotics during labour |
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Sarah Dey |
2015-12-11T21:10:46.487 |
This unfortunately caused the loss of my friends child, I hope to never see this heartache again from something so pr... |