The Master of the Rotunda Maternity Hospital has said restrictions at the hospital could be loosened if there was a higher uptake of Covid-19 vaccinations among patients and visitors.
Professor Fergal Malone urged pregnant women and their partners to get the vaccine, saying the high vaccination uptake in the general population is not reflected in maternity hospitals.
If vaccination rates could rise, he said, then it would be possible to ease restrictions. Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Prof Malone said a new pathway will be in place from this week to allow partners accompany patients to the early pregnancy assessment unit and to the anomaly scan at 20 weeks.