Calls for pregnant women to be allocated dedicated parking spaces in Brisbane
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Struggling to find a park at Christmas time while heavily pregnant prompted Sophie Pasinski to think of change.
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A Brisbane mum has asked Brisbane City Council to consider installing dedicated parking spaces for pregnant women at all shopping centres, hospitals and public parking lots.
Key points:
Council says it cannot enforce parking bay regulations in private parking lots such as hospitals
Pregnant women can use pram-allocated bays but may not feel comfortable doing so
Wellington Point woman Sophie Pasinski lodged a petition with the council, after struggling to find parking over Christmas time while heavily pregnant.