'Mixed messaging' on maternity restrictions 'piling stress on pregnant women'

While the HSE has issued guidelines to each of the country's 19 maternity units, hospitals still have the final say over the level of access fathers and birth partners are given

Tue, 29 Jun, 2021 - 17:30

Elaine Loughlin, Deputy Political Editor

The Government and the HSE have been accused of piling "unnecessary stress" on pregnant women and their partners amid continued confusion over maternity restrictions.

While the HSE has issued guidelines to each of the country's 19 maternity units, hospitals still have the final say over the level of access fathers and birth partners are given.