Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
The NHS would like to have Mama Packs…. We know, as
each time we call a maternity ward they jump at it. Then a few hours
later ‘that’ phonecall comes…. “Sorry, we will have to decline as apparently Bounty are the only packs permitted to be distributed by the NHS”
Why?
- Is it the 70p per pack Bounty give the NHS?
- Is it the fantastic quality of Bounty samples compared to MP? *sarcasm*
- Is it the fact Bounty have got the NHS into a contract they can’t back out of?
- Is it the fact Mama Pack promote home births, breastfeeding and cloth nappies?
What happened to Monopoly / Monopsony laws?
Why are Bounty permitted to carry on this coercive monopoly?
Mama packs contain Soap nuts and cloth nappy info! [hopefully one day maybe even a free newborn cloth nappy]
Mama Packs also contain BIODEGRADABLE baby wipes… Another product denied to Mama’s in the current NHS permitted packs.
We don’t want to remove Bounty from their throne but what we do want
is for Mothers & Mothers to be to have a choice…. an ethical choice!
This petition is a call to the powers that be behind the NHS to allow
Mama Packs to be handed out in the NHS Maternity sector, be it via
hospitals or GP surgeries….
GIVE WOMEN A CHOICE!
Currently Mama Packs are handed out by Doulas, Midwives, Baby Boutiques, Childrens Centers, Swim Clubs, Lazy Daisy Birthing, NCT and more... Check our website for more details of how to get a pack or how to distribute them!
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Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
December 30, 2012
December 29, 2012
The wall of silence from hospital administrators is exhausting but we are getting closer to the thousand signature mark. Please put this in front of anyone who cares about hospital choice because I need the weight of these names to force a real conversation with the NHS.
Reached 100 supporters
August 11, 2010
August 10, 2010
The wall of silence from the hospitals is exhausting but I am not stopping. We are getting very close to our next milestone so please pass this link to people who understand why parents need real choices.
8 Comments
I would have much preferred this sort of pack to the Bounty one. Whatever happened to the freedom of choice? I've had 5 babies now and each time the visit from the Bounty lady was horrid, especially the photographers :( Luckily with number 5 the maternity ward was shut down to visitors due to Norovirus. No overbearing woman waking me and my hours old baby to wave a bag of junk I don't want under my nose or to take photo's that I neither needed or wanted!
Far too much pro-formula marketing in bounty packs, undermining the NHS's pro breastfeeding stance. We also found the photography visit in hospital very stressful and unwelcome.
had never heard of mama packs until today, honestly i'm shocked that they dont do these instead of bounty packs. doing both would be great too so mama's have a choice of their own
Allow woman the choice !!!!!!! Help safe the planet ! Mums have the right to choose !
the bounty packs are full of useless stuff i never used any of it it was full of just random leaflets that i did not need cloth nappies need to be promoted and birthing options need to be promoted
Give women an ethical choice!!!! And allow cloth nappies in hospitals
We use cloth nappies only!
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
The NHS would like to have Mama Packs…. We know, as
each time we call a maternity ward they jump at it. Then a few hours
later ‘that’ phonecall comes…. “Sorry, we will have to decline as apparently Bounty are the only packs permitted to be distributed by the NHS”
Why?
- Is it the 70p per pack Bounty give the NHS?
- Is it the fantastic quality of Bounty samples compared to MP? *sarcasm*
- Is it the fact Bounty have got the NHS into a contract they can’t back out of?
- Is it the fact Mama Pack promote home births, breastfeeding and cloth nappies?
What happened to Monopoly / Monopsony laws?
Why are Bounty permitted to carry on this coercive monopoly?
Mama packs contain Soap nuts and cloth nappy info! [hopefully one day maybe even a free newborn cloth nappy]
Mama Packs also contain BIODEGRADABLE baby wipes… Another product denied to Mama’s in the current NHS permitted packs.
We don’t want to remove Bounty from their throne but what we do want
is for Mothers & Mothers to be to have a choice…. an ethical choice!
This petition is a call to the powers that be behind the NHS to allow
Mama Packs to be handed out in the NHS Maternity sector, be it via
hospitals or GP surgeries….
GIVE WOMEN A CHOICE!
Currently Mama Packs are handed out by Doulas, Midwives, Baby Boutiques, Childrens Centers, Swim Clubs, Lazy Daisy Birthing, NCT and more... Check our website for more details of how to get a pack or how to distribute them!
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
December 30, 2012
December 29, 2012
The wall of silence from hospital administrators is exhausting but we are getting closer to the thousand signature mark. Please put this in front of anyone who cares about hospital choice because I need the weight of these names to force a real conversation with the NHS.
Reached 100 supporters
August 11, 2010
August 10, 2010
The wall of silence from the hospitals is exhausting but I am not stopping. We are getting very close to our next milestone so please pass this link to people who understand why parents need real choices.
8 Comments
Bounty only promote one style of baby product - notably those made by large companies, disposable and packed full of chemicals. Mothers know Pampers exists, what many don't realise is that washable nappies have moved on from terry squares. Allow women access to information to make their own choice.
I would have much preferred this sort of pack to the Bounty one. Whatever happened to the freedom of choice? I've had 5 babies now and each time the visit from the Bounty lady was horrid, especially the photographers :( Luckily with number 5 the maternity ward was shut down to visitors due to Norovirus. No overbearing woman waking me and my hours old baby to wave a bag of junk I don't want under my nose or to take photo's that I neither needed or wanted!
Far too much pro-formula marketing in bounty packs, undermining the NHS's pro breastfeeding stance. We also found the photography visit in hospital very stressful and unwelcome.
had never heard of mama packs until today, honestly i'm shocked that they dont do these instead of bounty packs. doing both would be great too so mama's have a choice of their own
Allow woman the choice !!!!!!! Help safe the planet ! Mums have the right to choose !
the bounty packs are full of useless stuff i never used any of it it was full of just random leaflets that i did not need cloth nappies need to be promoted and birthing options need to be promoted
Give women an ethical choice!!!! And allow cloth nappies in hospitals
We use cloth nappies only!
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Bounty only promote one style of baby product - notably those made by large companies, disposable and packed full of chemicals. Mothers know Pampers exists, what many don't realise is that washable nappies have moved on from terry squares. Allow women access to information to make their own choice.