Rejected petition Make the Group B Strep test available on the NHS

Group B Strep has no obvious symptoms
It affects 1/3 of all people and a 1/4 of women have GBS inside their vagina.
As it has no symptoms it can cause problems with newborns, in worst cases, death.

A test is available but you have to pay.

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Group B streptococcus (GBS), also known as group B strep, is one of many different bacteria which live inside your body. About a third of us has GBS in our gut without even knowing it.

About a quarter of women also have GBS

Though it's unusual, GBS is the most common cause of severe infection in newborns, particularly in the first week after birth (early onset infection). In the UK, about 340 babies develop a GBS infection every year

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/178688

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Date submitted 12 February 2017
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