Petition Discussions

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Petition ID Commenter Date Comment
2448 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...
2448 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...
2448 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...
2448 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...
2448 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 ...
2448 andreas scott 2015-12-10T18:36:29.693 my family members have suffered from this and people need to be made more aware
2448 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...
2448 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...
2448 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
2448 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...
2448 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 ...
2448 Fiona Craig 2015-12-10T19:48:29.08 Bring it back!!!
2448 Julie wesoly 2015-12-10T20:50:01.6 Is that the cost of a new life
2448 Claire James 2015-12-10T21:11:46.063 This would be a good idea to have at the beginning of labour
2448 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...
2448 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...
2448 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...
2448 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.
2448 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...
2448 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!!
2448 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...
2448 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...
2448 Amanda Lumsden 2015-12-10T23:07:03.707 My daughter carried this during pregnancy and it was only picked up by chance\r\n
2448 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...
2448 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...
2448 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...
2448 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...
2448 Sinead cooney 2015-12-10T23:48:24.143 I believe the hospitals could do a lot more
2448 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...
2448 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
2448 Jennifer Campbell 2015-12-11T04:22:37.94 Please make this effective test compulsory prior to birth.
2448 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...
2448 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...
2448 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...
2448 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 ...
2448 Louise Middleton 2015-12-11T08:54:43.863 A safe and affordable practice not being practised!! Save luves not money!
2448 Clare Keenan 2015-12-11T09:18:39.627 This should never happen to any family a simple swab is all that is needed
2448 Samantha Smith 2015-12-11T09:31:32.707 Not just for Scotland but all of the U.K.
2448 yvonne bowes 2015-12-11T09:54:03.72 To safe more babys
2448 Pam Nicoll 2015-12-11T10:16:29.503 I'm currently 38 weeks pregnant and would happily pay for a Strep B test
2448 MARION THOMSON 2015-12-11T10:31:34.923 It is just common sense to test saving families from devastating consequences.\r\n
2448 Margo Jarvie 2015-12-11T11:34:06.61 Defo get it done!!!!!
2448 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...
2448 Suzanne McBride 2015-12-11T15:08:02.037 Feel very strongly about this
2448 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...
2448 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
2448 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...
2448 Judy Jones 2015-12-11T19:17:07.69 A swab would have saved my grandson's life.
2448 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
2448 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...