Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring hospitals to let pregnant patients have a support person on-hand for labor and delivery
Photo: JGI/Tom Grill/Blend Images/Getty Images/Tetra images RF New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has overruled a policy put in place by two major hospital systems last week, issuing an executive order on Saturday that ensured anyone giving birth can have one support person on-hand during labor and delivery — provided that person does not have a fever.
In New York City and the surrounding region, now considered the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, the pandemic has already altered many aspects of life, like people’s ability to work or leave their homes. It seemed inevitable that childbirth practices would be affected too, and last week, the Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian hospital networks announced a new set of precautionary measures — including banning visitors while admitted patients are in labor.
NewYork-Presbyterian also said it would begin testing all admitted patients in labor for COVID-19. Goffman said this decision was made after several admitted patients with few or no COVID-19 symptoms eventually tested positive for coronavirus. Goffman added that some women have slipped through their facilities’ COVID-19 screening process because many symptoms experienced during labor, such as fatigue and shortness of breath, “mimic some of the symptoms of COVID-19.
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