Low Covid vaccination rates among pregnant women and their partners are behind the ongoing restrictions.  That’s what the Rotunda Maternity Hospital has said, claiming 60% of couples coming through their doors are not fully vaccinated. For more on these ongoing restrictions at the Rotunda Maternity Hospital, we spoke to Peter Boylan Former Master of Holles Street National Maternity Hospital, and Linda Kelly, campaigner for Better Maternity Care who gave birth during lockdown.

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