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Pregnant mothers positive for COVID-19 will no longer give birth on their own, even if their partner is in quarantine.
Health Minister Chris Fearne announced on Monday that expectant mothers who test positive for the virus will be allowed on other person in the ward during childbirth.
If their partner is in mandatory quarantine but has no COVID symptoms, they can remain in the same room with the mother throughout the while process. Such cases will however need permission beforehand, which can be acquired by emailing [email protected].
Expectant mothers have been trying to get health authorities to remove the remaining COVID restrictions for some time now as they stopped fathers from attending the childbirth.
During the first wave of the pandemic in 2020, partners could only be present during the pushing stage of delivery. This was eased to allow fathers to be present for the birth. Fearne was speaking during a visit to St Vincent de Paul as residents received their second COVID booster.
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