I understand the need for restricted visiting to neonatal units. I understand health care workers fears of contributing to spread of or themselves contracting COVID-19 (and taking it to their families). I also understand that restricting parents visiting their child is....1 https://twitter.com/IrishNeonatal/status/1250140424100089857">https://twitter.com/IrishNeon...

...not acceptable to many parents. Decisions to restrict parents visiting must be wrenching for those who make and implement it and parents who experience it. There has to be a way to make this work, as best as it can, for everyone concerned. I don& #39;t believe 15min visits is....2

...it nor is unrestricted visiting for all (and I don& #39;t see calls for this). Unrestricted access for one partner would reduce visitor numbers, offer parental presence and help with continuity of care when staff numbers are already depleted. I& #39;m sure @IrishNeonatal will work....3

....with any provider or contribute to any national guidance toward any reasonable recommendations. They have a long history of supporting not just parents but also our neonatal services including its staff. Let& #39;s listen and find a solution....4.