Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.
Make Paternity Leave equal to Mat. leave to give new parents more family time.
Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
176 signatures
Require all pregnant women to be offered APS 'sticky blood' testing
Open from Wednesday 20th July 2022 to Friday 3rd February 2023
159 signatures
Extend Paid Maternity Leave to 18 Months to Support Child Development.
Opened on Monday 16th March 2026
158 signatures so far
Increase statutory paternity leave from two weeks to four weeks.
Open from Monday 24th February 2025 to Sunday 24th August 2025
155 signatures
Create a national badge for parent and child spaces.
Open from Wednesday 27th November 2024 to Tuesday 27th May 2025
149 signatures
Repeal section 1(1)(d) of the Abortion Act 1967
Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
141 signatures
Social Service visits for at risk children to be unannounced. Child must be seen
Open from Thursday 30th January 2025 to Wednesday 30th July 2025
137 signatures
Create a protocol & mandate staff training for handling miscarriage tissue
Opened on Thursday 18th December 2025
125 signatures so far
Fund Soundproof Bereavement Suites & training for staff on maternity wards
Open from Tuesday 13th May 2025 to Thursday 13th November 2025
124 signatures
Ease cost restrictions on baby formula in response to the cost of living crisis
Open from Monday 19th December 2022 to Monday 19th June 2023
115 signatures
Act now to end iodine deficiency in UK women and protect children’s IQ
Opened on Wednesday 3rd December 2025
109 signatures so far
Ban Infant Circumcision
Opened on Monday 23rd February 2026
107 signatures so far
Fund Cervical Length Check at 12-Week Scan to Help Prevent Preterm Births
Opened on Wednesday 4th February 2026
99 signatures so far
Introduce mandatory fines for people parking in parent & child bays without kid
Opened on Tuesday 2nd December 2025
99 signatures so far
Fund free baby formula for low income families
Open from Wednesday 25th January 2023 to Tuesday 25th July 2023
99 signatures
Increase SMP by 4 weeks at 90% pay when a baby is born before 37 weeks
Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
98 signatures
Increase funding for children's palliative care centres in England
Open from Wednesday 15th December 2021 to Wednesday 15th June 2022
97 signatures
Provide maternity leave and pay for pregnancies terminated after 20 weeks
Open from Wednesday 13th April 2022 to Thursday 27th October 2022
96 signatures
Fund research into Desmoid Fibromatosis in children
Opened on Thursday 4th December 2025
95 signatures so far
Waive visa requirements for non-UK nationals having a child with a UK national
Open from Thursday 8th September 2022 to Wednesday 22nd March 2023
95 signatures
Change Statutory Paternity Pay to 90% of average weekly earnings.
Open from Thursday 20th January 2022 to Wednesday 20th July 2022
95 signatures
Reform surrogacy laws and support LGBT+ parents
Open from Wednesday 26th August 2020 to Friday 26th February 2021
94 signatures
Introduce a 'Safe Haven' law for abandoned babies here in the UK
Open from Tuesday 6th December 2022 to Tuesday 6th June 2023
93 signatures
Offer Group B streptococcus (GBS) test to all pregnant women
Open from Wednesday 7th April 2021 to Thursday 7th October 2021
93 signatures
Cap prices and boost Healthy Start payments to help make baby formula affordable
Open from Thursday 31st July 2025 to Saturday 31st January 2026
90 signatures
Exempt pumping products from VAT and customs charges
Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
87 signatures
Require train operators to provide designated pram spaces on trains
Opened on Wednesday 8th April 2026
87 signatures so far
Deduct neo-natal leave from return to work date for childcare funding purposes
Open from Tuesday 12th August 2025 to Thursday 12th February 2026
82 signatures
Introduce New Safe Haven Law and baby boxes to Save Infants and Support Mothers
Open from Tuesday 17th December 2024 to Tuesday 17th June 2025
82 signatures
Automatically register fathers on birth certificates
Open from Tuesday 21st June 2022 to Wednesday 4th January 2023
78 signatures
Government to provide funding for dedicated care for preterm births
Opened on Thursday 20th November 2025
75 signatures so far
Add the subject of post-partum mental illness to the national curriculum
Open from Thursday 20th March 2025 to Saturday 20th September 2025
75 signatures
Fund improved hospital meals for pregnant women with gestational diabetes
Opened on Friday 17th April 2026
75 signatures so far
Extend Mother and Baby Units to admit mothers with babies older than 1 year
Opened on Monday 16th March 2026
73 signatures so far
Allow midwives travelling to emergencies to use emergency lights
Open from Wednesday 14th July 2021 to Friday 14th January 2022
72 signatures
Raise awareness of the risk of Placenta Accreta after a caesarean section
Open from Friday 21st May 2021 to Sunday 21st November 2021
72 signatures
Require vets to do a full health check when pets have their jabs
Open from Monday 18th July 2022 to Wednesday 1st February 2023
71 signatures
Make it illegal to pierce the body of babies or children under the age of 11
Open from Tuesday 12th April 2022 to Wednesday 26th October 2022
71 signatures
Lower the age a stillborn baby can legally be registered, to 16 weeks old.
Open from Monday 10th May 2021 to Wednesday 10th November 2021
69 signatures
Prioritise women trying for a baby for Covid vaccines
Open from Monday 30th November 2020 to Sunday 30th May 2021
67 signatures
Male circumcision should be made illegal to under 18s unless for medical reasons
Open from Thursday 14th July 2022 to Saturday 28th January 2023
65 signatures
Fund baby boxes so babies can be given up safely
Open from Wednesday 26th May 2021 to Friday 26th November 2021
65 signatures
Introduce law to have baby changing stations in men’s bathrooms and facilities
Opened on Thursday 20th November 2025
63 signatures so far
Ensure all male public toilets have baby changing facilities
Open from Thursday 10th June 2021 to Friday 10th December 2021
61 signatures
Ban the use of fireworks in residential areas.
Open from Monday 9th January 2023 to Sunday 9th July 2023
61 signatures
Require inclusive changing tables for disabled children in public venues
Opened on Thursday 4th December 2025
60 signatures so far
Provide Separate, Compassionate Spaces for NICU Mothers and Pregnancy Loss
Opened on Tuesday 3rd March 2026
58 signatures so far
Inform pregnant women of the risk of Placenta Accreta after a caesarean section
Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
58 signatures
Offer scans to all women after labour to check for retained placenta
Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
56 signatures
Fund routine early testing for pregnant women for Group B Strep
Open from Friday 2nd July 2021 to Sunday 2nd January 2022
54 signatures
Extend paid paternity leave to 2 months
Open from Monday 24th October 2022 to Monday 24th April 2023
54 signatures
Extend SMP to 12 Months for Babies Born in 2020 due to COVID-19
Open from Friday 6th November 2020 to Thursday 6th May 2021
54 signatures
People Who Change Jobs Should Not Be Penalised By Losing Maternity Pay Rights
Open from Tuesday 13th December 2022 to Tuesday 13th June 2023
52 signatures
Prevent landlords giving notice to tenants who are pregnant or have an infant
Open from Friday 17th June 2022 to Saturday 31st December 2022
52 signatures
Require all public toilets to include a baby changing facility for everyone
Opened on Wednesday 25th March 2026
51 signatures so far
Fund safe baby boxes for surrendering babies, for mothers & babies in need
Open from Tuesday 8th July 2025 to Thursday 8th January 2026
51 signatures
Require employers to provide breaks for breastfeeding mums to express
Open from Monday 5th July 2021 to Wednesday 5th January 2022
49 signatures
Introduce UK Safe Haven Laws & fund baby boxes
Opened on Tuesday 10th February 2026
47 signatures so far
Review placenta accreta guidance
Open from Thursday 23rd October 2025 to Thursday 23rd April 2026
47 signatures
Fund cervical smear check for all 6 months after giving birth/pregnancy
Open from Thursday 17th July 2025 to Saturday 17th January 2026
43 signatures
Tax disposable nappies & use the money to give parents a reusables starter kit.
Open from Monday 1st November 2021 to Sunday 1st May 2022
43 signatures
Review 26-week employment rule for maternity/paternity pay
Open from Friday 17th October 2025 to Friday 17th April 2026
43 signatures
Require all publicly accessible businesses to provide space for breastfeeding
Open from Tuesday 27th April 2021 to Wednesday 27th October 2021
42 signatures
Exempt family of new parents from household mixing and social distancing rules
Open from Wednesday 21st October 2020 to Wednesday 21st April 2021
41 signatures
Limit Repeat Abortions
Opened on Monday 16th March 2026
40 signatures so far
Home quarantine for families with under 5s arriving from red list countries
Open from Friday 3rd December 2021 to Friday 3rd June 2022
40 signatures
Provide baby boxes for all newborn children in England
Open from Wednesday 1st June 2022 to Thursday 15th December 2022
40 signatures
Ban the dissection of animals in schools, colleges and universities
Open from Thursday 20th May 2021 to Saturday 20th November 2021
40 signatures
Extend Statutory Adoption Leave and Pay to Special Guardians
Open from Monday 6th February 2023 to Sunday 6th August 2023
38 signatures
Require companies to test all batches of baby formula before sale
Opened on Friday 13th March 2026
38 signatures so far
Require websites hosting adverts for pets to check their accuracy
Open from Tuesday 14th December 2021 to Tuesday 14th June 2022
37 signatures
Fund free paediatric first aid and life support classes during pregnancy
Open from Tuesday 19th April 2022 to Wednesday 2nd November 2022
36 signatures
Introduce mandatory 24-hour CCTV in all NHS Neonatal units
Opened on Monday 16th March 2026
36 signatures so far
Increase Statutory Maternity Pay to 12 months with 90% pay for 9 months
Open from Tuesday 31st January 2023 to Monday 31st July 2023
35 signatures
Extend Paternity Leave to 4 weeks for first time parents.
Open from Tuesday 4th October 2022 to Tuesday 4th April 2023
35 signatures
Prevent the sale of Fireworks until the week of Bonfire Night and New Years
Open from Friday 28th October 2022 to Friday 28th April 2023
35 signatures
Ban smoking in confined spaces with babies and children.
Open from Tuesday 9th February 2021 to Monday 9th August 2021
35 signatures
Give fathers a right to be added to birth certificates if proven by a DNA test
Open from Thursday 12th January 2023 to Wednesday 12th July 2023
33 signatures
Require social housing storage spaces for buggies of families above ground floor
Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
32 signatures so far
Ban fireworks after 10.00pm.
Open from Monday 5th December 2022 to Monday 5th June 2023
32 signatures
Cap baby formula price
Opened on Monday 9th March 2026
31 signatures so far
Prevent baby loss as a result of an Incompetent Cervix by routine monitoring.
Open from Thursday 20th August 2020 to Saturday 20th February 2021
31 signatures
Ban abortion after 24 weeks on the grounds of severe disability
Open from Tuesday 5th April 2022 to Wednesday 19th October 2022
30 signatures
Extend criteria for fast-track passports to British children born overseas
Open from Wednesday 11th May 2022 to Friday 25th November 2022
30 signatures
Review NHS patient safety safeguards for infants
Opened on Friday 10th April 2026
30 signatures so far
Change the law on minimum age for ear piercing to a minimum age of 12 years old
Opened on Wednesday 29th April 2026
30 signatures so far
Fund checks for premature placenta calcification for pregnant women
Open from Thursday 29th July 2021 to Saturday 29th January 2022
29 signatures
Introduce a national information campaign informing expectant mothers about CMV
Opened on Wednesday 21st January 2026
29 signatures so far
Launch an independent review into retail price margins on essential goods
Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
28 signatures so far
Change Parental Leave eligibility to make leave equal for men and women
Open from Monday 5th December 2022 to Monday 5th June 2023
28 signatures
Fund routine blood test at 6-8 weeks for post partum mothers
Opened on Wednesday 11th February 2026
25 signatures so far
Require airports to improve support for those travelling alone with 0-3year olds
Opened on Monday 8th December 2025
23 signatures so far
To set a minimum age limit for ear piercing
Open from Monday 8th November 2021 to Sunday 8th May 2022
22 signatures
Funding so every under 1 in A&E, urgent care, paediatrics to have urine sample
Open from Tuesday 3rd June 2025 to Wednesday 3rd December 2025
22 signatures
15 free hours childcare from when a baby is 8 months old for working parents.
Open from Friday 28th May 2021 to Sunday 28th November 2021
21 signatures
Give all working fathers the right to Paternity Leave and Shared Parental Leave
Open from Tuesday 30th March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
21 signatures
Shut nurseries and schools to stop strep A infection spreading
Open from Tuesday 20th December 2022 to Tuesday 20th June 2023
19 signatures
Fund free fertility health checks on demand on the NHS
Open from Monday 26th April 2021 to Tuesday 26th October 2021
19 signatures
Fund private rooms for those who have suffered baby loss
Open from Friday 4th December 2020 to Friday 4th June 2021
19 signatures
Launch an inquiry into the application of the bruising protocol
Open from Monday 18th August 2025 to Wednesday 18th February 2026
17 signatures
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