As the country eases itself out of a level 5 slumber, expectant fathers and birth partners are still being locked out, literally. They are the dads-to-be who since last year have been spending anxious overnight hours and minutes outside the Rotunda Hospital waiting for the call. But there is no highlighted date for the full easing of maternity services – this has been left up to individual hospitals, leaving expectant parents unsure of what awaits them. That urgency needs to be extended to the provision of properly funded modern maternity services. Members of Bainne Beatha and Cuidiú will come before the Health Committee to discuss the lack of breastfeeding supports in maternity services.

Source: Irish Examiner May 11, 2021 05:26 UTC