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Miscarriage due to Strep B - please read!

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the most common cause of Life -Threating infections in Fetus and new born Babies. It affects around 700 babies a year and kills. I lost my baby at 17 weeks - and it all could have been prevented with a simple prescription of antibiotics.But the NHS does not test pregnant women in this country like they do in Australia, USA etc, and the infection can go unnoticed and lead to late miscarriage/ Still Births and Neonatal deaths . If you know anyone who is pregnant, please urge them to ask at their GP surgery to have a private test done for Strep B. It will save many babies, stop the heart break I have suffered, and my Bernadette will have not died in vain. Please sent this to as many people as you can!
I have found this the only way to cope with what has happened
Thanks
Sarah and Baby Bernadette