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Closed GBS screening for pregnant women in uk

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I want the goverment to routinely screen pregnant mothers for gbs.This simple test woud save so many babies lives.nearly 400 babies die from this every year and hundreds more left severely disabled.A simple swab test and antibiotics is all it takes.

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