English: Thank you for that answer, First Minister. The restrictions placed on maternity services have been particularly difficult for new and expectant parents. Expectant mothers are being told that they must attend anomaly scans on their own and that, even in the case of bad news, their partner can't be with them. Instead, they may be given written information they can go home with. Birthing partners are only allowed in once the mother has gone into established labour, and then they have to leave shortly after the baby's born. They're not allowed then to visit again. Even picking up their partner and new baby involves waiting outside, and, even if the baby needs to go into special care, only one parent is allowed in at a time to visit their newborn. This particularly cruel restriction is in direct contravention of the advice issued during the pandemic by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, who say: 'At such a stressful time, it is important for both parents to be able to be present together, at least for part of the day'. First Minister, similar restrictions are being lifted elsewhere in the UK. Scotland did so on Monday and their continuation here is causing anxiety to many parents to be. Can you tell worried, expectant parents across Wales when these restrictions will be lifted so they can, hopefully, share the joys of bringing a new life into the world, but also be with each other if they have to go through any heartbreaking experiences? And, on the off chance that they have been relaxed, why has no-one told the concerned expectant mothers?
Welsh: Diolch am yr ateb yna, Prif Weinidog. Mae'r cyfyngiadau a osodwyd ar wasanaethau mamolaeth wedi bod yn arbennig o anodd i rieni newydd a'r rhai sy'n disgwyl plentyn. Dywedir wrth famau beichiog bod yn rhaid iddyn nhw fynd i sganiau anomaledd ar eu pennau eu hunain a, hyd yn oed pan fo newyddion drwg, ni chaiff eu partner fod gyda nhw. Yn hytrach, efallai y byddan nhw'n cael gwybodaeth ysgrifenedig y gallan nhw fynd â hi adref. Dim ond pan fydd y fam wedi mynd i esgoredigaeth sefydledig y caniateir partneriaid geni, ac yna mae'n rhaid iddyn nhw adael yn fuan ar ôl i'r babi gael ei eni. Dydyn nhw ddim yn cael ymweld eto wedyn. Mae hyd yn oed casglu eu partner a'u babi newydd yn golygu aros y tu allan, a hyd yn oed os bydd angen i'r babi fynd i ofal arbennig, dim ond un rhiant at y tro sy'n cael mynd i mewn i ymweld â'r baban newydd-anedig. Mae'r cyfyngiad arbennig o greulon hwn yn mynd yn gwbl groes i'r cyngor a roddwyd yn ystod y pandemig gan y Coleg Brenhinol Pediatreg ac Iechyd Plant, sy'n dweud: Ar adeg mor anodd, mae'n bwysig i'r ddau riant gael bod yn bresennol gyda'i gilydd, am ran o'r diwrnod o leiaf. Prif Weinidog, mae cyfyngiadau tebyg yn cael eu llacio mewn mannau eraill yn y DU. Fe wnaeth yr Alban hynny ddydd Llun ac mae eu parhad yma yn peri pryder i lawer o ddarpar rieni. A allwch chi ddweud wrth ddarpar rieni gofidus ledled Cymru pryd y bydd y cyfyngiadau hyn yn cael eu codi fel y gallan nhw, gobeithio, rannu'r llawenydd o ddod â bywyd newydd i'r byd, ond hefyd bod gyda'i gilydd os bydd yn rhaid iddyn nhw fynd drwy unrhyw brofiadau torcalonnus? Ac, ar y siawns annhebygol eu bod nhw wedi cael eu llacio, pam nad oes neb wedi dweud wrth y mamau beichiog dan sylw?