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Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Fund fully trained lactation consultants on maternity wards

Closed 3,933 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like the government to provide funding for fully trained lactation consultants to be present on maternity wards in order to support new mothers with feeding techniques and to check the new born for any feeding issues such as tongue tie as 1 in 10 suffer with this.
Children are leaving hospital currently without having an oral assessment and tongue ties are being missed causing a lot of distress for new mums and their babies making breastfeeding difficult. The consultant being present on the ward would mean all babies could be checked prior to leaving hospital and providing extra support for new mums. Ultimately taking pressure off other services as a result of feeding issues not being picked up sooner.

Timeline

13 Apr 2021 Petition opened for signatures
13 Oct 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 3,933
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 13 Apr 2021
Closed 13 Oct 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.