Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Fund the ultrasound of all female first born babies for hip dysplasia

Closed 215 signatures

What the petition asks

We ask the Government to fund ultrasound scans to help rule out hip dysplasia for, ideally all babies, but at least female first born babies who are most at risk.
Symptoms of hip dysplasia can often present later in the child’s life, and could mean that the child has to undergo invasive surgeries, sometimes multiple times. These surgeries can be very invasive and could be avoided if picked up by an ultrasound at birth. Sometimes the surgeries are unsuccessful resulting in the child being likely to struggle when they are older. Surgeries can cost the NHS a lot of money and could be avoided if more money was put into preventative care.

Timeline

25 Jan 2023 Petition opened for signatures
25 Jul 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 215
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 25 Jan 2023
Closed 25 Jul 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.