Elaine Loughlin: Expectant parents are being forgotten as the country reopens

Elaine Loughlin: The ad-hoc system of maternity restrictions highlights a much larger issue around a lack of investment in services which has forced doctors and nurses to fundraise for essential equipment and use hallways as offices.
For decades, expectant mothers, their babies and the dedicated medical professionals who care for them have been neglected, so why would we expect it to be any different during this pandemic?
The ad-hoc system of maternity restrictions highlights a much larger issue around a lack of investment in services which has forced doctors and nurses to fundraise for essential equipment and use hallways as offices.