Talk about an over-reaction.Gee, do you think? I've wondered about this for 2 weeks. If I were young and healthy woman, with no pregnancy complications I'd be checking into a midwife and delivering at home. Can cities/hospitals designate a separate facility for delivering? Transport mothers and babies to HOSPITALs as needed.
This is from Europe from Reuters. I see zero difference for women about to give birth in the US.
PS I have zero idea if CORONA can/will affect the fetus. If the mother has it can is can the baby be infected?
Anxiety, anger and hope as women face childbirth during coronavirus pandemic
Michael Kahn, Claudia Cristoferi
5 MIN READ
PRAGUE/MILAN (Reuters) - To prepare for the birth of her first child, Veronika Legat, a 35-year-old Czech lawyer, has cut off contact with her family and friends to avoid getting ill from the coronavirus or even catching a mild cold.
Veronika Legat pets her cat in her apartment in Prague, Czech Republic, March 26, 2020. Picture taken March 26, 2020. Veronika Legat/Handout via
Her hospital told her that if she had any symptoms of a cold, a fever or runny nose, her newborn baby, due in April, may be isolated from her for two weeks as a precaution against the new disease. She might not be allowed to breastfeed.
“I’m not afraid of the virus but I feel angry,” Legat said from her home in Prague. “Until the birth, we are staying home, and won’t meet with anyone.”
As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across Europe, prompting restrictions on public life and putting unprecedented strain on hospitals, pregnant women like Legat are preparing to give birth with a mixture of anxiety, anger and hope.
Some are worried about being separated from their babies. Others regret not being able to have a partner present at the birth. Many are having to accept reduced pre-natal medical appointments.
Healthcare authorities have introduced varying rules in different countries, deciding whether a woman can be accompanied during childbirth, for example, of if she must be separated from her baby if she is sick.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-childbirth/anxiety-anger-and-hope-as-women-face-childbirth-during-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN21E1O2
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