COVID tests mean husbands can come to hospital?

[JKD1982]

Hello all,
Do you think this means that husbands can be tested and come into the wards post delivery?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52713127

Is anyone seeing their hospital consultant or midwife and can ask? It would be amazing

Thanks
Jess

That doesnt say anything about people visiting hospital again. It just says anyone experiencing symptoms can have a test.

I think visitors will be allowed again at some point, but not sure what it is in this article that made you think that people not experiencing symptoms could be tested to see if they can visit in hospital?

I've just read your link and it doesn't say anything about that?
The problem is, you can't have one rule for one and one rule for the other, despite the partner having been tested and comes back negative.
It's a blanket rule throughout most hospitals I believe, that partners are not allowed in with you to the hospital at all, unless you are in active labour. I know mine isn't! 😭
Sorry 😢

I don’t thing so
I think it’s just saying if you’ve symptomatic you will be tested. Whereas previously tests have only been for key workers.
I might be wrong though. Guidelines are changing everyday. So it could still change before your baby comes xxx

No. I think it means exactly what is says. Which is an increase in testing people with symptoms. It has nothing to do with hospital visitors.

Sadly, I think no is the answer. Maybe with infections going down though, the rules will be changed soon. (Wishful thinking on my part!)

I'm 36+3 and live in Sunderland. My husband's friend had a baby three days ago following his girlfriend being induced. He got to be there for the induction then through the full labour which took like 24 hours. She needed to be kept in overnight and he was allowed to stay so he was there for the full process. In Sunderland hospital you go straight into a private delivery room and as it stands, they're keeping women/partners in the delivery room after the birth instead of moving to the ward if there's availability to do so. I'm hoping this stays this way for my arrival!