Rejected petition Adopt strict measures to prevent newborns from catching COVID-19 in labour wards

For staff in labour wards and maternity units to:
- be routinely checked against COVID-19
- wear adequate equipment, including FFP3 masks
- take all necessary precautions, including limiting or banning visits

We also ask that pregnant mothers are tested even in the presence of milder symptoms.

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To date, the evidence on the effects of coronavirus on pregnant women and newborns is very limited. They are a category at risk, as emphasised by the prime minister's speech on Monday 16, 2020.

The recent infection of a newborn in the Middlesex hospital raises concerns that newborns can be either contract the virus in the womb, or that the environment is not safe enough for mothers (infected or not) delivering their babies.

We ask for more testing and better equipment for maternity NHS staff.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Decisions on treatments and protective measures are decisions for individuals hospital trusts and clinicians and not the UK Government or Parliament.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 19 March 2020
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