NI maternity rules for visiting, labour and antenatal appointments for each Trust area
The new relaxed restrictions will be reviewed again in four weeks
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The Department of Health have eased restrictions around maternity services across Northern Ireland from today, May 7.
Women will now be able to have one person accompany them to antenatal appointments as well as for the duration of their labour and after the birth.
HSE says conditions are right for restrictions on partners in maternity hospitals to be lifted
HSE CEO Paul Reid said today he is writing to all maternity units about partner restrictions. By Orla Dwyer Thursday 6 May 2021, 5:58 PM 7 hours ago 16,962 Views 24 Comments
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THE ISSUE OF partner restrictions remaining in some maternity services has been raised numerous times in the Dáil today, as the HSE has said the “conditions are right” for the restrictions to be lifted.
Labour leader Alan Kelly today asked the Tánaiste Leo Varadkar to ensure there would be “consistency in service to allow partners to be with their partners in the delivery of maternity services”.
The most challenging year of my 19 year career : Northumberland midwife speaks on International Midwives Day
Matron of Maternity Service at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Kathryn Lissaman speaks of the comradery of her team during the pandemic
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At the age of 15, Kathryn Lissaman knew she wanted to be a midwife.
National protest against ‘inhumane’ maternity restrictions launched
Public urged to show support on social media and outside hospitals
Depriving birthing mothers the support of partners during labour was a return to the Dark Ages, Krysia Lynch from the Association for Improvements in Maternity Services (AIMS) has said.
Lynch was speaking as AIMS launched national campaign against maternity care restrictions imposed during the pandemic.
Birthing partners have not been allowed to attend ante-natal appointments or be present during the early stages of labour since the Covid-19 outbreak began last March.
The controversial bans have remained for almost 14 months despite repeated calls from opposition TDs and advocacy groups to ease the restrictions.