Rejected petition Make it Mandatory for all pregnant women to be tested for Group Strep B

I want to make it mandatory for all women pregnant in the UK to receive the correct information about group strep B and to be tested for it. Not enough women are informed about the infection and if passed on to the baby can be fatal in some situations

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/161414

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Date submitted 24 July 2016
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