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Five maternity units 'not compliant' with partner guidance

Five of the 19 maternity units in hospitals around the country are not fully compliant with the guidelines on allowing partners attend scans and births, according to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly. In a series of tweets this morning, Mr Donnelly said he had received a report from the Health Service Executive, which found that five hospitals were "not compliant." He said these are St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny, Wexford General Hospital, South Tipperary General Hospital, Waterford University Hospital and Letterkenny University Hospital in Donegal. Partners have been unable to attend anomaly scans at St. Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny due to space constraints, which is due to be resolved by next week. Daily visits to the maternity unit have not been allowed due to the co-location of the hospital, with a review to be carried out next week. A review is also due to be conducted next week at Wexford General, where there are also issues with daily visiting due to co-located wards. At South Tipperary General Hospital, daily visiting has not been permitted due to restrictions in the general hospital, but a visit on the third day is facilitated. Hospital management at Wexford University Hospital are reviewing a restriction on daily visiting, while such visits for partners at Letterkenny University Hospital in Donegal have been limited due to Covid-related staff absences and virus rates in the community. Under the current national policy, partners are permitted to attend 20-week scans, birth and neonatal visits. Minister Donnelly said: "The five that are not compliant all have at least issues with daily visitation and all five are part of a general hospital, rather than being a standalone maternity unit." He said the HSE will engage with the facilities "to work through solutions" and the HSE is also updating its guidance again "to make it very clear to maternity units that partners are to be present right throughout labour and birth and that includes when women are induced." Weekly reviews will be carried out between the HSE and all maternity units.