In a Maryland emergency room under siege by the coronavirus, these three pregnant doctors are fighting to save patients, while protecting the lives growing inside them.
“I'm definitely visibly pregnant now, so as soon as I walk in the room, a lot of people are like, what are you doing? Why are you here?” Clayborne told ABC News.
“We sat down, actually, the three of us as a group to talk about what we wanted to do. We decided that we were going to continue working to support our colleagues, we knew that they were going to need our help,” Clayborne said.Management at Prince George’s Hospital Center told the doctors they could take an unpaid leave of absence, encouraging them to take it one shift at a time.
Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne, a pregnant doctor working in the emergency department of Prince George Hospital center, says she works 10-11 hours a day treating Coronavirus patients as Prince George's County emerges as a hotspot in Maryland. “I worked a shift last week and realized that almost all the patients that were surrounding me in the immediate area were COVID positive. And that's an unprecedented experience to have as a provider,” Clayborne said.
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