Pressure is mounting on maternity hospitals to end visiting restrictions, with protests staged outside a number of facilities and the health minister urging hospitals to lift bans. A protest took place at Cork University Maternity Hospital calling for an end to visiting restrictions today, with women recounting their personal experiences and traumas of attending appointments alone. Cara Lyons from Fermoy with her daughter Lily and Rioghnach Elliott, Glaunthaune, at today's protest outside CUMH. Vikki Cullen from Mogeely in East Cork with her seven-month-old daughter, Daisy, at the protest outside CUMH today. Photo: Dan LinehanHealth Minister Stephen Donnelly vented his frustration on Wednesday at the refusal of some maternity hospitals to allow partners attend during scans and birth.

Source: Irish Examiner May 12, 2021 13:58 UTC