The Master of the National Maternity Hospital has said an easing of Covid-19 visitor restrictions at Dublin maternity hospitals could take place as early as this week.
Professor Shane Higgins was speaking on RTÉ's Drivetime after the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Hazel Chu, asked for such restrictions to be reviewed.
Her intervention was prompted by a series of tweets over the weekend from Sarah Flynn, a gentle birth instructor, who said women are having difficult experiences during pregnancy, particularly while they attend appointments alone.
Prof Higgins said the next "rollback" of restrictions is likely to allow partners to attend a 20-week anomaly scan, which he said will be discussed this week.