Introduce routine checking, logging & monitoring of birthmarks in postnatal care

Closed 46 signatures

What the petition asks

A vast majority of birthmarks are harmless, but sometimes they can be an indicator of rare genetic disorders such as Legius Syndrome, Tuberous Sclerosis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 or 2, McCune-Albright Syndrome, Sturge-Weber syndrome and many more...

I am asking for a change so that healthcare professionals involved in postnatal care, check for, monitor & log any birthmarks on babies so that these rare genetic disorders can be diagnosed quickly and the appropriate information, care & treatment is given from an early age. It would only take an extra minute at a routine check to look for any marks and it could make a huge difference.

Timeline

15 Oct 2015	Petition opened for signatures
15 Apr 2016	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 46

Status Closed

Opened 15 Oct 2015

Closed 15 Apr 2016

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