Covid rules mean some women are having to give birth alone

Women who test positive for Covid-19 or who are close contacts of positive cases are being forced to give birth alone in some maternity units. File image

Women who test positive for Covid-19 or are close contacts of a positive case, are being forced to give birth alone in some maternity hospitals and units, contrary to World Health Organization guidelines. 

One woman who spoke to the Irish Examineron condition of anonymity gave birth alone in January because she was a close contact of a positive case.