Health
Only 23% of NHS trusts letting birth partners stay for whole of labour – The Guardian
Exclusive: data on Covid rules for England, Scotland and Wales also shows 40% of women go to 20-week scan alone
Three-quarters of NHS trusts are not allowing birth partners to support mothers throughout their whole labour, despite being told by the NHS and the prime minister that they must urgently change the rules around visiting, the Guardian can reveal.
According to data collected for 144 trusts in England, Scotland and Wales by an independent doula and analysed by the Guardian, half of the trusts and health boards covered by the research were restricting partners from attending at least two of three …
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