Increase support to new parents during lockdown

Closed 565 signatures

What the petition asks

All parents of babies under 1yr should be able to form a support bubble. This would mean parents would have clear guidance on who can help with caring for their child and this help would be more protected during local lockdowns.
The safe reopening of healthy baby clinics should be a priority.

Parents of lockdown babies currently have access to very little support during lockdowns. Continual sleep deprivation with no relief is unsustainable. With the new restrictions in the North West, what little support we had has been removed. The long term impact of this on the family and baby could be severe, including missed medical issues, increased risk of postnatal depression, and increases in neglect/abuse. It takes a village to raise a child, and new parents are being asked to do it alone.

Timeline

2 Sep 2020	Petition opened for signatures
2 Mar 2021	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 565

Status Closed

Department Department of Health and Social Care

Opened 2 Sep 2020

Closed 2 Mar 2021

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