Submitted on Wednesday 6th October 2021
Rejected on Friday 8th October 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Offer routine Group B streptococcus (GBS) test to all pregnant women in the UK
We need to be offering routine antenatal screening to women- ESPECIALLY in the first pregnancy.
A simple test in the antenatal period could save thousands of lives each year & huge heartache in undiagnosed cases.
Routine screening, especially as a primigravia woman experiencing pregnancy for the first time NEEDS to be offered urgently.
This could save 150 000 preventable deaths a year, that’s 2-3 in 50 babies yearly.
Countries such as America have already implemented routine screening in the antenatal period. Why are we not offering this?
It’s a simple test that can reap huge benefits to women and their families.
GBS is a detectable infection and easily preventable. We NEED to start screening women.
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Offer Group B streptococcus (GBS) test to all pregnant women
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/576661
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