Some mothers allowed just 15 minutes with their premature babies due to coronavirus restrictions

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Parents are asking for better communication about why the extreme restrictions in neonatal ICUs are necessary.

Image: Shutterstock/VipadaLoveYou Image: Shutterstock/VipadaLoveYou CONCERNS HAVE BEEN raised about new restrictions implemented in neonatal intensive care units, with hospitals implementing different restrictions in each unit and parents saying that they feel left out of the loop.

This is done by implementing a type of roster where mothers can visit the NICU one at a time to ensure social distancing is maintained.“It’s really hard to hand back a child who’s critically unwell,” Mandy Daly of the Irish Neonatal Health Alliance told TheJournal.ie. “When they went back the next day after the restrictions came in, one mother in particular had her baby taken off her after 15 minutes. I think parents were flabbergasted that the staff was literally sticking to what they said: 15 minutes.”The importance of being with your #prematurebaby in the NICU. Sometimes it's the only time we get to spend with our medically fragile babies #15minutesisNotOk @rtenews @ciarakellydoc @NewstalkFM @VirginMediaNews https://t.

“A specialist doctor working in a NICU in Madrid, where they are being absolutely hammered by Covid, and she she was just speechless [at these restrictions].

 

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they're premature babies while any mother would want to be with their child why would they want to put them at risk. Being premature is a huge risk of infection so instead of a sensational headline maybe congratulate the hospitals for the tough decision to protect these babies

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