With the coronavirus disease sweeping across countries and some hospitals being overrun with patients, the fear that mothers giving birth around this time are experiencing is palpable.
While hospitals cope with the crisis, many pregnant women are worried about how the disease could affect their babies and wondering if maternity wards may experience a shortage of beds, staff or supplies. So much so, in some cases, pregnant women are considering avoiding hospitals entirely and instead opting to give birth at home or in a birthing centre.
Countries across the world take the best possible steps to face the surge of coronavirus patients, many health facilities have had no option but to crack down on delivery rules for women going into labour, many hospitals have now barred family and doulas from the delivery room.
Apart from that others are taking the best possible precautions to protect newborn infants from the deadly virus.
One hospital in Thailand is taking extra special care of newborn babies amid the coronavirus pandemic by giving them adorable little face shields.
Paolo Hospital in Samut Prakan province of Thailand recently posted adorable pictures of babies in the delivery ward of the hospital all dressed up in Personal Protection Equipment (PPE).