The Rotunda Hospital is extending visiting hours for partners.
It comes as maternity hospitals are being urged to become more liberal with their visitor restrictions.
The HSE's Director of Women and Infant Health, Dr. Peter McKenna, says they should bear in mind the improving Covid-19 situation, with the community rate falling and healthcare staff vaccinated.
Some maternity units have eased restrictions, but there are still tight limits in place.
Gradual Easing
Professor Fergal Malone, Master of the Rotunda Hospital, says they are starting a gradual easing of restrictions: "We're doubling the visiting in the evenings, from 4pm till 8pm in the evening, and longer on the weekends from 1pm till 8pm.
"And by doing this we're going to be hopefully able to get partners in for a longer time without, hopefully, compromising any infection control standards.
"It will include anti-natal wards, post-natal wards and indeed for our gynecology patients.
"So any of our in-patients in the hospital at the moment will have a much improved visiting options."
From today, we have updated our #COVID19 Restrictions for women and their partners on our inpatient wards (i.e postnatal, antenatal/prenatal, & gynae inpatient ward)
Nominated companion can visit from 4pm-8pm Monday - Friday, and from 1pm-8pm on weekends and bank holidays. pic.twitter.com/SOMrjsH2fM— The Rotunda Hospital (@RotundaHospital) April 19, 2021
