Submitted on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Rejected on Monday 18th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Allow birthing partners to be with expectant mothers during covid-19 outbreak!
Due to Covid-19, currently you're only allowed 1 birthing partner from when you are in established labour (4cm onwards) Your partner isn't allowed to be with you before/after birth! Potentially missing the birth!!
Please overturn this rule and allow partners to be there from beginning to end.
Giving birth is such an emotional journey for both parents not just the mum. She needs someone there for her that she can lean on at this scary time. Hosps have advised that it's possible they will stop birthing partners due to the outbreak. This goes against our human rights! Giving birth can be very traumatic & not having someone there will add more pressure on staff and have a serious effect on our mental health. Partners have every right to be present to see the birth of their child!
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Decisions about whether birth partners are permitted to attend a birth is a matter for individual hospitals and NHS trusts, and not the Government or House of Commons.
The NHS has published guidance on intrapartum maternity care which states that women should have access to one birth partner during labour, provided they are asymptomatic: www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/04/C0241-specialty-guide-intrapartum-maternity-care-9-april-2020.pdf
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has also produced gudiance which states that women should be able to have a birth partner present during labour and birth: www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/guidelines/coronavirus-pregnancy/covid-19-virus-infection-and-pregnancy/#choices
It is an operational decision for individual hospitals and NHS trusts how to implement this guidance.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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