A petition set up to allow partners attend scans amassed more than 52000 thousand signatures leading the HSE to backpedal on their earlier decision to only allow access to the partner for the birth.

Caroline Cumming, the creator of the petition, joined Shane and Ciara to give her reaction to the decision.

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