Dapto mother's anxiety over giving birth at Wollongong Hospital without partner

Desiree Savage
Updated January 11 2022 - 4:16pm, first published January 10 2022 - 2:31pm
STRESSFUL TIME: Emma Bartley with her son Elijah Harris on Friday, just prior to giving birth at Wollongong Hospital where her COVID-positive partner was banned from entering. Picture: Sylvia Liber
STRESSFUL TIME: Emma Bartley with her son Elijah Harris on Friday, just prior to giving birth at Wollongong Hospital where her COVID-positive partner was banned from entering. Picture: Sylvia Liber

A Dapto mother has been left heartbroken after her fiancé was barred from the birth of her daughter because he tested positive for COVID.

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Desiree Savage

Desiree Savage

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