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Keep parents and premature babies together

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Linda sabin
7 years ago

Accommodation should be available for parents, it’s a disgrace that it isn’t currently. They have so much to deal with, without the additional stress of finding somewhere to stay

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Suzanne Mc Cormack
8 years ago

I had a premature baby at 26 weeks & thankfully lived within driving distance of the hospital. I can only imagine how tough it would be to add the added issue of accommodation & distance from your family while trying to care for your baby.

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Aisling Sheridan
9 years ago

Very necessary and essential petition. It is unacceptable that premature children do not have the right to be in the prescence of their parent 24 hours a day

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Marius Vorosilovas
9 years ago

Parents and babies should be together.

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Laura mooney
11 years ago

We need to be with our babies, please provide or help with accommodation or transport

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Laura mooney
11 years ago

We need to be with our babies, please provide or help with accommodation or transport

Lukasz Michulec

Would be wonderful if there will be any accomodation for parents in Dublin.

Lukasz Michulec

Would be wonderful if there will be any accommodation for parents. Even one for all Maternity Hospitals.

Natalie Ward

I had a premature baby at 24 weeks in June 2014. My son spent 15 weeks in NICU, it is one of the hardest things to do in life to leave your little one alone at night when all you want to do as a mum is be there with them all the time.

Jennifer Corkery

I was able to visit my premature baby every day, but it was still a traumatic experience and I had difficulty coping. I can't imagine how difficult it must be for a parent to be apart from their baby in this situation.

Grainne byrne

I had a premature baby in 2010 she is now 5 years old very health, she was born at 25+2 and spent 16 weeks in the Coombe which I spent 3 hours in the car to and from the hospital every day for 16 weeks.

Orla OConnor

Having had a baby at 34 weeks this is something I feel strongly about. Mothers and babies should not be separated.

Julieann o neill murray

I had my baby at 35 weeks. He was very ill and for 8 weeks and 3 different hospitals we had to commute every day to spend time with him. Parents should be accommodated with their babies in the Nicu or scbu.

Raymond McCarthy

Great idea.

Martina healy

So very important for both babies and mums to be together to bond when they are born no one Gould be separated from their precious babies just because of no accommodation ,

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Lisa Flynn
11 years ago

Please provide accommodation for parents. This time is the most difficult they will have faced before. Please help reduce some of the stress and exhaustion by providing accommodation.

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Lisa Flynn
11 years ago

Please provide accommodation for parents. This time is the most difficult they will have faced before. Please help reduce some of the stress and exhaustion by providing accommodation.

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Amanda Poodhan
11 years ago

Parents shouls be able to stay ith their babies!!

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Orla Conaghan
11 years ago

Are the parents able to sit at the babies bedside?

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Sandra Bracken
11 years ago

I agree :)

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Erika Joniskiene
11 years ago

completely agree as it's such a difficult time for family and babies. They should be bonding at that stage instead of stressing about travelling and expenses at that stage!!!

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Olivia leonard
11 years ago

It's a basic human right for parents to be with their child or children. Please listen to us.

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Stephen Clark
11 years ago

A friend has just gone through this terrifying emotional roller-coaster. No parent should be split from their child

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raelene English
11 years ago

I had triplets 3 years ago and I wish I was with them

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Pamela Moloney
11 years ago

Signed

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Olivia O'Connor
11 years ago Featured

It is barbaric that this situation is still going on - skin to skin with even touching a finger tip means the world to both parties, to be there at the ready if anything happens in a neo natal's babies stay as it can change so rapidly.

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laura blaney
11 years ago

very important, it is so unbelievably hard to have a baby in ICU and to have to travel long distances to see your baby every day because there is no accommodation available, i have done it.

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Claire Mackle
11 years ago

Very important petition. These parents need the extra support so they can tirelessly support their new babies.

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Carl Dunne
11 years ago

Some form of accommodation, even dormitory style should be available.