Submitted on Monday 19th October 2020
Rejected on Thursday 3rd December 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Strep B education and test information provided at midwife appointments.
My daughter Lexie got Strep B Meningitis at 3 weeks old, she almost died and she suffered brain damage as a result of the infection. Our lives have been devastated by something that could of been easily prevented with a little bit of education and an opportunity to purchase a test myself.
I would of purchased the test privately had I been told about strep B and it would not of got so severe as it did had I been educated about strep b in appointments. 40% of pregnant women have strep B, 1 in 2000 babies are born with it and 1 in 10 babies die from it. Women are not aware of it and lives could be saved. I wish that it was mandatory education at midwife appointments and options are given for private purchase of tests that cost just £34. Like the harmony test for downs syndrome.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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We're sorry to hear what you and your family have been through.
We think this petition is very similar:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/330239
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