Petition Discussions

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Petition ID Commenter Date Comment
1828 Kerry kaye 2014-02-03T08:11:57.673 As this is not a routine test I only going out by accident that I had group B strep. I had a lot if bleeding during p...
1828 Sandra Scrivener 2014-02-03T09:42:18.163 Was not even aware of this, until heard about a new born baby suffering immediately after birth. If all pregnant wome...
1963 Sheila Kettles 2014-02-03T10:36:51.1 All children should be entitled to equality of opportunity to learn. If some children require additional support, the...
1828 Nikki Cavanagh 2014-02-03T12:43:20.303 I only found out by accident I had strep B after I had bleeding late in pregnancy and was tested for infections. I kn...
1828 Julie Dale 2014-02-03T14:24:16.853 I am a strep b carrier - found it during first pregnancy and had antibiotics during labour. Unfortunately had to insi...
1828 Paul Gilston 2014-02-03T18:42:23.437 All pregnant women should be made aware of this and also screened for it if possible!
1828 Fiona Smith 2014-02-03T19:24:58.15 Please it makes so much sense
1963 craig anderson 2014-02-03T19:59:44.323 these politicians should buck their ideas up if they want to save money TAKE A PAY CUT!!! stop taking from folk who n...
1828 Wendy branch 2014-02-03T23:01:19.477 I had this when expecting my second child luckily I had mine detected when investigating something else
1828 Sharon dryburgh 2014-02-03T23:16:21.983 Make this a routine test
1828 Louise 2014-02-04T18:56:21.75 I didnt find out i had strep b until a week after my daughter was born n then found out it can cause death in infants...
1828 Elaine Tait 2014-02-05T09:44:12.33 I got more information from tv article than from the NHS and got private test as I was told their tests were unreliab...
1908 Louise McCarron 2014-02-05T12:32:33.06 Great idea - an obvious choice. Good luck.
1963 Susan Gillies 2014-02-05T14:55:02.15 You build bigger , state-of-the-art schools that accomodate the growing population but you then have no funds availab...
1908 Anonymous Scot 2014-02-05T18:49:20.87 As much as I credit Robert Burns as a poet. I can't sign this as I think any airport with "Burns" (the word, not the ...
1963 C. McCrimmon 2014-02-06T02:40:44.94 It is beyond my comprehension that a government that supports legislation to enforce greater support for pupils in sc...
1828 Samantha 2014-02-06T10:11:08.93 I had never heard of this before until I found out my little boy had it a few days to a week after he was born. it wa...
1963 colleen kelly 2014-02-06T18:41:31.197 my son has ASN and is being severly let down by the education system and the pure lack of support there is, in additi...
1957 K H 2014-02-06T19:39:33.657 Apparently it would take only one new passing loop to permit an hourly service on this line. When set against vague ...
1828 Bruce Cooper 2014-02-06T20:28:44.37 My partner and I went through a tough time delivering our first born, no idea what Strep B was or how it affected our...
1963 Wendy Chrystal 2014-02-07T10:58:15.373 My child is a very bright little girl who i knew from a young age had dyslexia. She has support from her local school...
1828 Morag Rorison 2014-02-07T11:02:20.61 My baby girl was stillborn due to undiagnosed Strep B..she would have been 19 this year...never forgotten...She was m...
1828 Alison Patterson 2014-02-07T11:14:33.833 Strongly AGREE!
1828 Denise Anderson 2014-02-07T11:44:22.25 I didn't know I was a Strep B carrier and I nearly lost my son who's heart stopped 10 days after he was born, thankfu...
1828 Carolyn Douglas 2014-02-07T13:31:40.23 Strongly agree with this petition. Even one baby being lost due to undiagnosed Strep B is too many...
1828 Michelle 2014-02-07T20:07:34.38 I had never heard of strep b until my first son was a few hours old with meningitis caused by strep b, I was told 50%...
1828 Geraldine 2014-02-07T23:27:47.94 Awareness & knowledge is power & every woman & mother should be given a chance to protect her unborn child! My baby w...
1828 Anne Macinnes 2014-02-07T23:35:33.707 My elder son was born prematurely as a result of strep B infection and so very nearly died as a result. I was monitor...
1828 Victoria Coe 2014-02-08T09:36:01.3 My mum lost my sister on 13th jan grandstand we didn't know that she had strep B but she is so scared of having anoth...
1828 Suzanne Stewart 2014-02-08T12:19:30.41 This should be introduced in northern ireland as well !!!!!! I nearly lost my son to strep B 5 weeks early then at 2 ...
1828 donna kenyon 2014-02-08T14:06:21.447 I think it is imperative that people are made aware of this
1828 rachel 2014-02-08T15:32:19.473 I lost my son, and was not even aware this existed, I think parents should be aware
1828 Stephanie Parnell 2014-02-08T17:55:14.333 Babies shouldn't be affected by this in this day and age! In America it is routinely checked during pregnancy so if y...
1828 Carole 2014-02-08T20:11:22.537 Completely agree with this. I asked my midwife for swabbing time and time again as I thought something wasn't right. ...
1828 mary mallis 2014-02-08T21:05:04.85 My niece lost her daughter to this terrible strep b it was awful and to be able to help someone else would be wonderful"
1828 Stefani-Jean Simpson 2014-02-08T21:35:12.227 My midwife and doctors discovered I had group strep b at 32 weeks pregnant .. failed to tell me. Had my son and lucki...
1828 Sarah page 2014-02-08T23:12:48.627 I was given this test and not told it was positive until after I had been home with my daughter and we was rushed bac...
1828 Amanda Bryant 2014-02-08T23:22:09.957 I have had strep b twice my first child has cerebral palsy and my second got pneumonia and sepsis as a result of this...
1828 Becky mcgeary 2014-02-09T00:05:48.16 I found out I had group b strep after my baby was born, I had never heard of it before. Thank fully she's fine but i...
1828 suzanne lumb 2014-02-09T02:12:35.803 I had this tested in all 3 pregnancys, was discovered before birth with my first pregnancy & was not going to be test...
1828 Marie Wheeldon 2014-02-09T08:33:54.077 I had Step B whilst pregnant and only found out due to having Thrush which a took a test to diagnose. It's a simple s...
1828 April Cheyne 2014-02-09T08:39:58.163 Strongly agree
1828 Jane Gray 2014-02-09T09:56:29.8 I only found out I had it as I had a car crash at 30 weeks and was bleeding .very lucky but other not so .\r\ndefinit...
1828 Zoe Walpole 2014-02-09T10:25:40.5 With my first child I discovered I had Strep B when I was 36 weeks pregnant. It was on my notes that I had to be trea...
1828 Alan Taylor 2014-02-09T19:54:37.7 Hope all this helps you and good luck x
1828 Victoria Stubbs 2014-02-09T20:18:34.567 I had never heard of Group B Strep until my daughter was lying in the High Dependency Unit at the local hospital at 2...
1828 Wendy Langley 2014-02-09T20:26:05.167 Please screen for strep b now!!
1828 Tracy Alharah 2014-02-09T20:59:47.16 I strongly agree with this petition, every woman should be tested for strep b during pregnancy, I didn't know I had, ...
1828 Delli Mackie 2014-02-09T21:15:19.4 Every pregnant person has the right to be tested for Strep B.
1828 Sybil Mackie 2014-02-09T21:35:41.427 Strongly agree, every mum to be should be tested