'Where are our rights?' - Maternity restrictions continue to worry expectant and new mothers

Rachel Callan and her husband. "He thought he was coming to help me push, but when he arrived I wasn't there. He thought something had gone wrong."

Continued maternity ward visiting restrictions across the country are making expectant mothers fearful about giving birth, as well as leaving women who have given birth without the support of their partner with questions.

With differing levels of visiting allowed in different hospitals, the "postcode lottery" facing women has come under increasing scrutiny.