HSE to allow pregnant women's partners attend fetal anomaly scan 

Linda Kelly from Glanmire, and her daughter Amy-Kate who were present when a petition signed by 52,250 people was delivered to Cork University Maternity Hospital, calling for partners to be allowed to attend all scans appointments, all stages of labour and postnatal visits. Picture: Denis Minihane.

The HSE is set to allow partners to attend a pregnant woman's anomaly scan, which usually takes place around the 20-week mark. 

The move comes after last week's high-profile campaign to review Covid-19 restrictions in the country's maternity services.