English: I would like to thank those who brought this very important debate forward, and I was more than happy to support it. I'm going to focus on one particular area in my contribution. We all know that the COVID pandemic has had a huge impact on parents and their babies, but those particularly who need specialist care in neonatal units post birth. Since the pandemic started, access for many parents has been restricted, often with only one parent being allowed in at a time - a few people have already mentioned that today. We know that, in normal circumstances, usually both parents are allowed 24-hour access to the unit, so they can be fully involved in the delivery of their baby's care. There was a survey, which has also been alluded to, by Bliss, the leading UK charity for babies born premature or sick, and the findings are startling, really. Two thirds of parents felt access restrictions on the unit affected their ability to be with their baby as much as they wanted, and that rose to 74 per cent for parents whose babies spent more than four weeks in neonatal care. It's worth thinking about that. It's the first four weeks of a baby's life where one parent has to rely on the other parent to give any information, any news, and perhaps a few photos. That is quite clearly going to have an impact on the well-being of that parent who can't be present, and their mental well-being. The other impact that that will have - and 70 per cent did say that it would affect their mental health and well-being - is on the bond with the baby. Not only is the bond with the baby disrupted at that time, but it also requires some considerable input, immediately and going forward, to prevent any difficulties or any long-term impact to either parent or baby in their future relationship. So, I would be really keen to know what discussions Welsh Government have had with health boards about how they can help and facilitate as much parental access as is possible. The British Association of Perinatal Medicine guidance states that, and this is a quote, 'it is essential that the mother and her partner are never considered to be visitors within the neonatal unit - they are partners in their baby's care and their presence should be encouraged and facilitated as much as possible'. So, I sincerely ask of the Government that they will take that recommendation from the BAPM and do their utmost to secure it. Thank you.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddiolch i'r rhai a gyflwynodd y ddadl bwysig hon, ac roeddwn yn fwy na pharod i'w chefnogi. Rwyf am ganolbwyntio ar un maes penodol yn fy nghyfraniad. Gwyddom i gyd fod pandemig COVID wedi cael effaith enfawr ar rieni a'u babanod, ond yn arbennig y rhai sydd angen gofal arbenigol mewn unedau newyddenedigol. Ers dechrau'r pandemig, mae mynediad llawer o rieni wedi'i gyfyngu, yn aml gyda dim ond un rhiant yn cael eu gadael i mewn ar y tro - mae ychydig o bobl eisoes wedi sôn am hynny heddiw. Mewn amgylchiadau arferol, gwyddom fod y ddau riant fel arfer yn cael mynediad 24 awr i'r uned, fel y gellir eu cynnwys yn llawn yng ngenedigaeth eu baban. Fel y nodwyd eisoes, cafwyd arolwg gan Bliss, elusen flaenllaw'r DU ar gyfer babanod a aned yn gynamserol neu'n sâl, ac mae'r canfyddiadau'n syfrdanol mewn gwirionedd. Teimlai dwy ran o dair o rieni fod cyfyngiadau mynediad i'r uned yn effeithio ar eu gallu i fod gyda'u baban gymaint ag y dymunent, ac roedd y ffigur hwnnw'n codi i 74 y cant ar gyfer rhieni roedd eu babanod wedi treulio mwy na phedair wythnos mewn gofal newyddenedigol. Mae'n werth meddwl am hynny. Dyma bedair wythnos gyntaf bywyd babi lle mae'n rhaid i un rhiant ddibynnu ar y rhiant arall i roi unrhyw wybodaeth, unrhyw newyddion, ac efallai ychydig o luniau iddynt. Mae hynny'n gwbl amlwg yn mynd i gael effaith ar lesiant y rhiant nad yw'n gallu bod yn bresennol, a'u lles meddyliol. Mae'r effaith arall y bydd hynny'n ei gael - a dywedodd 70 y cant y byddai'n effeithio ar eu hiechyd meddwl a'u llesiant - yw'r cwlwm agosrwydd rhyngddynt a'r baban. Nid yn unig bydd tarfu ar y cysylltiad â'r baban ar yr adeg honno, mae hefyd yn galw am fewnbwn sylweddol, ar y pryd ac wrth symud ymlaen, i atal unrhyw anawsterau neu unrhyw effaith hirdymor ar y rhieni neu'r babi yn eu perthynas yn y dyfodol. Felly, byddwn yn awyddus iawn i wybod pa drafodaethau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'u cael gyda byrddau iechyd ynglŷn â sut y gallant helpu a hwyluso cymaint o fynediad i rieni ag sy'n bosibl. Mae canllawiau Cymdeithas Meddygaeth Amenedigol Prydain yn nodi, a dyfyniad yw hwn, mae'n hanfodol nad yw'r fam a'i phartner byth yn cael eu hystyried yn ymwelwyr o fewn yr uned newyddenedigol - maent yn bartneriaid yng ngofal eu baban a dylid annog a hwyluso eu presenoldeb gymaint ag sy'n bosibl. Felly, gofynnaf yn ddiffuant i'r Llywodraeth ddilyn yr argymhelliad hwnnw gan Gymdeithas Meddygaeth Amenedigol Prydain a gwneud eu gorau glas i'w sicrhau. Diolch.