Partners will now be able to stay overnight with new mothers and their babies on Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

The new service comes as part of Gloucestershire's Better Births programme, and will see those who would like to stay to support mums able to stay in bedside chairs.

Announcing the new move the trust who looks after the hospital said that they were "pleased to be making the announcement" but asked partners to adhere to their guidelines.

"We ask partners to be appropriately dressed at all times and for phones to be switched off between 10pm and 8am," the guidelines say.

Guidelines also ask that phones are switched off between 10pm and 8am as "the comfort and care of all our mums and babies is paramount".

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