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Make our NHS hospital wards and waiting rooms across the UK infertile friendly.
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2,074 signatures
What the petition asks
There are 3.5m people affected by infertility in the UK. Yet their experience of our hospitals & surgeries only add to their grief and pain. Women who have suffered miscarriage, hysterectomies, gynae operations etc are placed in maternity wards/waiting rooms surrounded by pregnant women & babies.
We are asking for:
• Separate rooms where women can wait for appointments away from pregnant women, babies and pregnancy poster campaigns
• Separate wards for women miscarrying their babies away from pregnant women, babies and maternity wards
• Separate rooms or wards for young women having had hysterectomies away from early pregnancy departments or maternity wards
• New legislation that means all NHS departments and GP surgeries provide safe environments for the infertile
• Separate rooms where women can wait for appointments away from pregnant women, babies and pregnancy poster campaigns
• Separate wards for women miscarrying their babies away from pregnant women, babies and maternity wards
• Separate rooms or wards for young women having had hysterectomies away from early pregnancy departments or maternity wards
• New legislation that means all NHS departments and GP surgeries provide safe environments for the infertile
Timeline
| 9 Apr 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Oct 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
2,074
Status
Closed
Opened
9 Apr 2018
Closed
9 Oct 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.