Fathers/birth partners involved in all assessments & care - even in a pandemic.

Ensure fathers/birth partners are involved in all assessments & care throughout the perinatal period
The Covid-19 pandemic and resulting regulations have had a devastating impact on many fathers/partners who were not permitted at scans, assessments or sometimes even the baby’s birth.

Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

We can accept petitions calling for changes to restrictions on visitors where these have been set by the Government, but there are currently no restrictions in England on visiting hospitals, although the Government has recommended that visitors and outpatients to hospital settings should wear a form of face covering, to prevent the spread of infection from the wearer: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-infection-prevention-and-control/new-government-recommendations-for-england-nhs-hospital-trusts-and-private-hospital-providers

Decisions about visiting, within national rules, are a matter for individual hospitals, not the Government or Parliament. As a result it is not possible for the Government or Parliament to take the action you have requested.