{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/732978.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":732978,"attributes":{"action":"Internal and external swabbing for postpartum women presenting with infection","background":"I would like the government to approve my act PIPA - The Postpartum Infection Prevention Act. This is \"To mandate internal and external swabbing for all postpartum women presenting with a vaginal birth-related suture/tear or infection.\"","additional_details":"To prevent misdiagnosis, recurring infections, potential impacts on future fertility, and life-threatening invasive infections such as Strep A, toxic shock syndrome, or sepsis, implement a mandatory dual-site swabbing protocol (internal and external) for all postpartum patients presenting with suspected suture/tear infections following vaginal delivery.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":19,"created_at":"2025-07-11T06:57:41.211Z","updated_at":"2025-08-07T09:19:55.633Z","rejected_at":"2025-08-07T09:19:20.049Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-07-11T07:26:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for. \r\n \r\nDecisions about the care of postpartum women are a matter for the NHS, not the UK Government or Parliament. "},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}