Group B Strep: Baby's death in Milton Keynes prompts screening call
BBC News Published image captionReggie-Jay Payne was about eight weeks old when he died from the bacterial infection A coroner has raised concerns over the lack of screening for the bacterial infection Group B Strep following the death of a newborn baby. Reggie-Jay Payne was about eight weeks old when he died in December 2019 at Milton Keynes University Hospital. Coroner Tom Osborne said it appeared the infection was never discussed with Reggie-Jay's mother during pregnancy. The hospital's trust said it would "certainly participate" in a national screening programme. Group B Strep is common i...
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