Rejected petition Get all hospitals to allow birthing partners to attend dating and anomaly scans

The majority of hospitals are insisting that pregnant ladies attend the 12 week scans and 20 week scans on their own. All I request is that the birthing partner also be allowed to attend these scans.

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This should be a happy time when expectant parents can see their growing baby for the 1st time. It can also be a stressful and worrying time for those ladies who have previously suffered miscarriages or complications in pregnancy. All I am asking is for all hospitals to allow 1 person to attend scans with the expecting mother for emotional support and would have to following current guidelines for face coverings, social distancing, etc.

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 about who can attend scans are a matter for the NHS, not the UK Government or House of Commons.

On 5 June, the NHS’s suspension of hospital visiting was lifted. This means that visiting is now subject to local discretion by trusts and other NHS bodies. You should check with your maternity team and sonography unit for their policy on visitors attending antenatal appointments, including scans.

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

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Date submitted 25 June 2020
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