Submitted on Wednesday 1st July 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 14th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Allow fathers to be in into ultrasound scans
Fathers to be of their unborn babies should be allowed into ultrasound scans with their partners. The NHS only provide 2 scans during pregnancy; 12 weeks and 20 weeks. Many fathers would not have seen their babies at all in the scan during the whole pregnancy! This is needs to be changed!
Women need the support from their partners. There are women who have had miscarriages will have the heartbreaking news finding out at their scan on their own with no support from their partners as they aren’t allowed to be there, this is unjust and heartbreaking. 2 people from the same household should be allowed to attend scans. Staff in hospitals wear full PPE. Anyone entering hospitals have to now wear masks and keep a distance. Shopping trips are far more risky than just 2 scans on 9 months
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Decisions about who can attend scans are a matter for the NHS, not the UK Government or House of Commons.
On 5 June, the NHS’s suspension of hospital visiting was lifted. This means that visiting is now subject to local discretion by trusts and other NHS bodies. You should check with your maternity team and sonography unit for their policy on visitors attending antenatal appointments, including scans.
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 find 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: committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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