The protective clothing would usually be worn by the team of doctors and nurses during a caesarean delivery — but this gear will be essential in the fight against Covid-19, chairperson of the SA Medical Council Dr Angelique Coetzee said.
“Natural delivery would also ensure that woman could leave hospital sooner, freeing up beds for other patients,” said Coetzee.
In March a study by the Council for Medical Schemes revealed that 76.9% of births covered by medical aids were via C-section.Prof Priya Soma-Pillay from the SA Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists said that the foetus was unlikely to be exposed to Covid-19 during pregnancy and that it was also unlikely that transmission could take place during breastfeeding.
According to SASOG, there had been only one recorded transmission of a mother passing the virus on to her child during vaginal birth and there was not enough evidence that vaginal birth was the cause of the transmission.Last week Disa Jordaan, from Benoni, blacked out at a family dinner. It was her first panic attack and, she believes, the result of worrying about how she will manage her pregnancy through the pandemic.
The 31-year-old is due in August and will be having a caesarean at Arwyp Medical Centre Private Hospital in Kempton Park. But she is concerned over whether there will be space in the hospital come her due date.The sales executive has been self-isolating with her son and daughter, 8 and 6, as a precaution.
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