Ease the restrictions for maternity wards in Wales

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Allow partners to stay with their newborn baby and partner overnight when there are complications with the baby and they are not able to go home
Allow longer visiting hours
Allow more than one visitor
Allow the birthing partner to stay with the mother and newborn baby for the first 24 hours.

It is causing stress and anxiety to new mothers and partners being separeted when they need each other more than ever.

Families need to be kept together.

These restrictions are going to cause long term mental health problems.

Partners can be tested every few days the same as mothers are tested for covid.

I have a premature baby who is not well enough to go home and I am having to face each hour alone when my partner is at home wishing he could be with us both. This is heart breaking

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Your petition is about something that the Welsh Government is responsible for. That means that the UK Government and Parliament can't look into it.

The Welsh Parliament has its own Petitions Committee.

If you'd like to send your petition to the Welsh Parliament, you can find out more here: https://petitions.senedd.wales/

Timeline

28 Jan 2022	Petition opened for signatures
2 Feb 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Feb 2022

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