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Strep B education and test information provided at midwife appointments.

Submitted on Monday 19th October 2020

Rejected on Thursday 3rd December 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Strep B education and test information provided at midwife appointments.

Petition Details

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.

Additional Information

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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This petition was rejected

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.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

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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