Rejected petition Get GPs to check for diastasis recti in the 6-week postnatal check.

The government should make it mandatory for GPs to check women for diastasis recti (ab separation) in the six-week postnatal check up. GPs should inform women about this condition as many are unaware of it.

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Many people have not heard of diastasis recti. It is most common during and following pregnancy. Due to ignorance, many are carrying out actions that can make matters worse if they have the condition. If left untreated, it can lead to more severe problems like pelvic floor dysfunction, back pain and poor posture. It should be the GPs duty to inform women about this and do a check during the 6-week postnatal check up.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

This is a clinical decision for the NHS and individual clinicians, not the Government or House of Commons.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 3 March 2021
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