Cork obstetrician defends maternity restrictions on safety grounds

Professor John Higgins of Cork University Maternity Hospital said the pandemic had hit the hospital 'in waves' and they were still dealing with confirmed cases.

Cork University Maternity Hospital. File Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The clinical director for Ireland South Women and Infants Directorate has defended restrictions on partners attending antenatal appointments and said pregnant women were still being admitted to hospital with Covid-19.

Professor John Higgins, an obstetrician and gynaecologist based at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH), told RTÉ Radio’s News at One that efforts were being made to allow partners to accompany pregnant women to scans and appointments and during labour.