Rooskey mother urges hospitals to urgently change rules on partners at births

A Rooskey mother says it's very important to allow partners into wards if there are complications with pregnancies.

It comes as the HSE's Director of Women and Infant Health says that Maternity hospitals can consider easing visitor restrictions over the coming weeks, due to the improving Covid-19 situation,

Some maternity hospitals have recently slightly eased restrictions, but tight limits remain in place.

Charlotte Fox was diagnosed with gestational diabetes late in her pregnancy and had to be admitted to the hospital for observation for a number of days.

The first time mother who gave birth to her son Liam six weeks early, says being on her own in a ward was very tough:

You can hear the full interview with Charlotte here