parents, grandparents write in social networks and groups, share precious information. Because life, despite the coronavirus continues. The time comes and the baby should be born. The correspondent of “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” decided to go to the hospital to see what to give birth during an outbreak of the coronavirus. “Come. But we strictly. Forest everywhere,” was the laconic chief physician, Regional perinatal center Natalia Protopopova.
she Met us personally on the street in front of the porch of the hospital. It turned out that you can get inside only through sanitary inspection: filling questionnaires, processing hand, the temperature measurement. We visited during these two months in many hospitals, is already used.
But to enter the building, we were dressed like the shooting in the operating room, disposable gowns, caps, Shoe covers; all equipment was treated with disinfectant. “In another way it is impossible, – explains Natalia. – Thanks to the hard and timely actions we have not stopped for a single day. We cannot leave our patients!”.
Here, take the most difficult cases: pathologies, complications of childbirth, vyazhem premature babies with low and extremely low body weight. In the area of responsibility of the center – the whole area. “Recently, in connection with the threat of the spread of coronavirus evacuated to his mothers from the district hospital in Bohan and Ust-UDA, – says the physician. And in Irkutsk during this time, the hospital has repeatedly closed for quarantine.”
we Pass by a children’s intensive care. Incubators humming over each monitor – so the inside – the baby, born prematurely. Usually they are in this chamber two or three. “The number of premature births has increased – says Protopopov. – Preterm infants, respectively, also became more. YTD – 359”.
as we walk through the unusually empty corridors (as it turns out later – in isolation), the Director talks about the prevention of coronavirus. From the very first day of announcement in the region of high alert mode has begun training medical staff of the centre: 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. Work largely had to rebuild. Now women and of hospitalization, and the screenings come at the appointed day and hour. In the emergency room go strictly by one, waiting on the porch, observing the distance, or sit in cars.
the paperwork resembles the 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 (Rezathe results of these test are ready in a quarter of an hour).
“Several genera in patients with coronavirus we have taken, – says Natalia. – Worked in full protection – anti-plague suits, respirators. There is the most difficult – the need to immediately separate the mother and child, because the infection occurs not during childbirth, and after. This significantly changes the obstetric tactics: we don’t put newborn mom on the stomach, not applied to… breast Feeding – artificial. While infectious disease specialists treat the mother, obstetrician-gynecologists helps her to maintain lactation”. As soon as mom gets well, she and her baby are reunited, and all natural processes can be resumed.
Here we just were in the isolation ward. This is a single delivery room, equipped with resuscitation equipment for the mother and child.”We must be ready for any situation, including, and to the fact that an infected COVID-19 mothers may be abnormal childbirth. And we have everything you need here to help her and a newborn needs help.”
Everything is very strict: the movement of staff between departments is limited, the patient to tests and procedures come under the schedule – no contact with each other. After each disinfection. And, of course, no visitors.
In the Parking lot for the Perinatal centre of a 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!” – yells after him the woman.
with emotion Kohl rushes to us. He shows the phone screen, which because of the bright sun, it is impossible to discern.
– Here! Son! I advice my wife went to the courses… We wanted to give birth together. And now this. Only telephone conversations and transfer of leave… do you think doctors flowers will be allowed to pass? – suddenly he asked.
do not have time to Answer: again the phone rings and nick takes off. “Go!” on me, ‘ he shouts.
As we turn to the antenatal clinic. At the entrance again have to handle hands, take temperature, change boot covers and mask.
– we’re pregnant! explains the nurse on duty at the entrance. – You understand!
Pregnant beautiful, albeit in disguise. Enlightened person, round tummies. “I have here the entire pregnancy, – said Karina. – Now, when so many sick, scary even to leave the house, my husband picks me up from the porch to the porch. And here I was calm and not crowded, and clean around strict control. To the doctor in the queue do not sit never to the minute takes, as assigned. It is up to caranavi��of us so it was now. And the doctors are wonderful. It is a pity that now with my husband for a consultation it is impossible.”
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