Early in the pandemic, many experts predicted that lockdowns at stay-at-home orders would lead to a surge in births. In fact, the opposite happened. As it turns out, Americans have not been getting pregnant. There are five U.S. states that have provided preliminary birth data for 2020: Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii and Ohio, all of … Read more
Hospitals cancel home births and shut down stand-alone maternity units, but still ban mothers-to-be from having their partners at their side on the wards Since the start of the pandemic, home births have provided a solution for women This is due to hospitals banning them having partner at their side during labour But now, with virus … Read more
Hospitals cancel home births and shut down stand-alone maternity units, but still ban mothers-to-be from having their partners at their side on the wards Since the start of the pandemic, home births have provided a solution for women This is due to hospitals banning them having partner at their side during labour But now, with virus … Read more
‘No woman should have to go through labour alone’: Boris Johnson backs MoS campaign to end lone births scandal Nearly half of hospital Trusts continue to ban partners from attending either labour or scans, or both, because of draconian Covid-19 rules Mail on Sunday is campaigning to end scandal, which has left women to give … Read more
‘No woman should have to go through labour alone’: Boris Johnson backs MoS campaign to end lone births scandal Nearly half of hospital Trusts continue to ban partners from attending either labour or scans, or both, because of draconian Covid-19 rules Mail on Sunday is campaigning to end scandal, which has left women to give … Read more
Ms Kearns (pictured), who has been leading efforts in Parliament to end these draconian post-Covid rules, said she cried when she saw the message Of all the messages about lone births that flooded her inbox this week, it was the one from a father that stopped the campaigning Tory MP Alicia Kearns in her tracks. … Read more
Hospital emergency rooms, hallways and even children’s hospitals around the world flooded with coronavirus patients as the pandemic engulfed much of the world this year. But doctors at several hospitals scattered across the globe noticed that one ward of their facilities was conspicuously quiet: the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Usually busy with medical staff … Read more
The NHS has begun suspending home births as the healthcare service urges women with coronavirus symptoms to have their babies in hospital. Home births can require additional medical resources and are not an ideal option for expectant mothers who may have COVID-19, experts said. The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS foundation trust in London and NHS Greater … Read more
The NHS has begun suspending home births as the healthcare service urges women with coronavirus symptoms to have their babies in hospital. Home births can require additional medical resources and are not an ideal option for expectant mothers who may have COVID-19, experts said. The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS foundation trust in London and NHS Greater … Read more