Petitions/Give maternity leave to those who've suffered baby loss from 20 weeks gestation
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Opened26 Jun 2025
Closes26 Dec 2025
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I wish for the government to grant maternity leave after baby loss form 20 weeks gestation. I think this should be an option for those who still need time to heal, as 2 weeks bereavement after losing your child is not only too little for a physical recovery but for mental recovery too.

I have recently suffered baby loss at 20 weeks and 5 days due to PPROM and Anhydramnios. Under current law, our loss comes under miscarriage. I had to give birth to our child and make the decision to terminate or let him die inside my body. This to me and many others is not a miscarriage. I have also suffered a miscarriage at 5 weeks and 5 days, there is a huge difference between the two. I believe maternity leave would have given me and everyone else this is happening to, the chance to start to heal.

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Claire Young
1Claire Young MP
Thornbury and Yate
31
Damien Egan
2Damien Egan MP
Bristol North East
26
Helena Dollimore
3Helena Dollimore MP
Hastings and Rye
25
Claire Hazelgrove
4Claire Hazelgrove MP
Filton and Bradley Stoke
15
Dr Kieran Mullan
5Dr Kieran Mullan MP
Bexhill and Battle
11
Kerry McCarthy
6Kerry McCarthy MP
Bristol East
8
Karin Smyth
7Karin Smyth MP
Bristol South
8
Dan Norris
8Dan Norris MP
North East Somerset and Hanham
8
Carla Denyer
9Carla Denyer MP
Bristol Central
7
Siân Berry
10Siân Berry MP
Brighton Pavilion
5
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