Maternity care campaigners call for end to pandemic restrictions

Linda Kelly during a Better Maternity Care protest at Leinster House in 2021 which called for an end to partner restrictions in maternity care. File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Maternity care campaigners have called for final pandemic restrictions around visiting to end next week along with mask mandates in hospitals.

Cork advocate Linda Kelly, of Better Maternity Care, gave birth during the covid pandemic. She actively highlighted the negative consequences of partner and visiting restrictions for women and their families.