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The issue of partners not being allowed attend maternity service appointments and for long periods ahead of the birth of children is being highlighted by an advocacy group as some restrictions are still in place at some hospitals
Families seeking access for partners for maternity services are staging a protest at Sligo University Hospital this morning.
Earlier this week, the Chief Medical Officer stated that there was no public health reason for restrictions for partners to continue.
The HSE has been contacting the country s 19 maternity units to tell them partners must be allowed into the 20 week scan, births and neonatal visits.
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Protests organised at maternity hospitals today
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Further protests are planned for later this week.
Protests will be held outside a number of hospitals from this morning to highlight how the Covid-19 restrictions are affecting maternity patients and their partners.
@AIMSIreland are organising safe socially distance protests all over the country this week.
There is a protest organised at #Sligo University Hospital at 11am on Thursday 13th May. #partnersarenotvisitors
Please register at @[email protected] as this is not a mass rally! pic.twitter.com/7v0TN5HyAN Source: Twitter
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For over a year now, hundreds of women have had to attend antenatal appointments alone and some have to go through labour without a birth partner present.
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The Mental Health Commission (MHC) released an inspection report of a new mental health unit in Sligo University Hospital which scored an overall rate of compliance of 88%.
“The new centre in Sligo replaced a unit that was housed in a building dating from the 1930s with residents accommodated in a mixture of single and shared accommodation,” said the Chief Executive of the Mental Health Commission, John Farrelly. “In contrast, all the bedrooms in the new, purpose-built centre are single and en suite, and most importantly, all residents are being afforded more privacy, dignity, and respect - all of which are key to recovery.”
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