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Gemma Ryder

Mum and baby nearly died during childbirth despite £15 test that could have saved them

An angry mum has hit out at the NHS after she and her baby daughter nearly died during childbirth, although it could have been easily prevented.

Preya Vaja has been left with PTSD and post-natal depression due to the trauma of baby Uma needing to be resuscitated and sent to intensive care when she was born.

Both mum and daughter had sepsis caused by Group B Strep - an infection carried by one in four women - and easily detected by a swab test costing just £15.

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