Petition · past parliament
Allow Breastfeeding mothers to take children into hospital if admitted
Closed
1,679 signatures
What the petition asks
Breastfeeding is often the only source of food a baby will have. Some mothers cannot express and exclusively breastfed babies may not take to a bottle. If a mother who BF had to be admitted to hospital the risk of baby dehydrating is high but also a mothers milk could "dry up" causing distress.
For a mother to be admitted onto a maternity ward with a baby the cut off point is 8 weeks post partum.
Timeline
| 26 Apr 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,679
Status
Closed
Opened
26 Apr 2017
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.