Fresh guidance issued after growing outrage about women being forced to go through labour alone
Hospital trusts have been ordered by the NHS to review their current rules and allow pregnant women to have their partner present throughout scans, labour and birth.
The new guidance comes after increasing outrage that women were being forced to go through labour alone, and hear devastating news about miscarriages without the support of their partners, as trusts restricted access to maternity services to decrease the risk of spreading coronavirus.
