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Closed petition Get lip tie routinely checked at birth

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To make midwives and doctors routinely check babies for lip tie at birth.

Lip tie can and has caused feeding problems in babies which can have obvious health implication for the baby and for the mother when feeding potentially fails with no explanation.

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    This petition will stay open until 14 July 2013.