10 Apr 2017

"I felt like a third wheel"

From Nine To Noon, 9:28 am on 10 April 2017

Two of the country's DHBs are reviewing their policies on whether fathers of newborns or support people should be allowed to stay overnight on post-natal wards. Kathryn Ryan talks to two dads calling for a change, and the head of maternity services at Lakes District Health Board - the only one in the country which encourages fathers or partners to stay.

dad and baby

dad and baby Photo: pixabay