Natalia Protopopov, chief physician, Regional perinatal center, was very concise: “Come. But we strictly. Forest everywhere”. Met in person – on the street, in front of the entrance of the hospital. You can get inside only through sanitary inspection: filling questionnaires, processing hand, the temperature measurement… To this, we visited many hospitals, have become accustomed. But in order to enter the building, we were dressed like the shooting in the operating room, disposable gowns, caps, Shoe covers. All equipment was treated with desinfectants.
– In another way it is impossible, – explains Natalia. Thanks to such actions we have not stopped for a single day. We take the most difficult cases: pathology of pregnancy, obstructed labour, vyazhem premature infants with extremely low birth body weight. In the area of our responsibility the whole area. Recently, in connection with the threat of the spread of coronavirus, was evacuated to his mothers hospital in Bohan and Ust-UDA. And in Irkutsk during this time the hospital is not just placed under quarantine.
Go down the corridor, past the children’s intensive care. Over each incubators buzzing monitor. So inside baby, born prematurely.
– the Number of premature births has increased – says Protopopov.- Premature infants, respectively, also became more. Since the beginning of the year 359. From the first day ad in the region of high alert mode has begun training medical personnel. Everything from the head to the nurses learned to use the means of protection, equipped with sanitary posts, thought through how to safely direct the flow of patients and work remotely from maternity hospitals of the cities and districts of the region. Much had to rebuild. Now women and of hospitalization, and the screenings come at the appointed day and hour. In the emergency room come by one, observing the distance, or sit in cars. Documents like interrogation. The slightest hint of the SARS, or information about a possible contact, and the patient is isolated in a separate box, where she performed the rapid test on COVID-19 (the test results are ready in a quarter of an hour). Several genera in patients with coronavirus we have adopted.
Worked in a full protection – anti-plague suits, respirators. The most difficult is the need to immediately separate the mother and child, because the infection occurs not during childbirth, and after. It changes with obstetric tactics: we don’t put newborn mom on the stomach, not applied to… breast-Feeding is artificial; while infectious disease specialists treat the mother, obstetrician-gynecologists to keep her lactating. As soon as she gets better, she and her baby are reunited, and all natural processes can be resumed. Here isolation. This is a single rodelin��hall is equipped with resuscitation equipment. We must be ready for any situation, including to ensure that infected COVID-19 mothers may be abnormal childbirth. We have there is everything to give her and the newborn needed help.
…In the Parking lot for perinatal center – red car. On the back the inscription: “Thanks for the son!”. Next a young man with a huge bouquet, and a middle-aged woman. Both masks. The man on the phone. Then impulsively takes a few steps towards the inconspicuous door. “Nick, where are you? She said in half an hour!” – shouts after the woman. With emotion Kohl rushes to us. Shows your phone screen on which the sun cannot see anything.
– Here! Son!.. I advice my wife went to the courses… We wanted to give birth together. And now this. Do you think doctors flowers will be allowed to pass?
the Answer is not in time: the phone rings, and nick takes off. “Go!” on me, ‘ he shouts. And we turn to the antenatal clinic. At the entrance again have to handle hands, take temperature, change boot covers and mask.
…Pregnant beautiful, albeit in disguise: the enlightened person, round tummies.
I observed here the whole pregnancy – shared Irkutsk woman Karina. – Now, when so many sick, scary even to leave the house. Husband drives everywhere. Calmer here. The doctors are wonderful. It is a pity that with her husband for a consultation is impossible.
