This gynaecologist counselling pregnant women in tough times

Aakanksha N Bhardwaj

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, May 1

While numerous health professional have been working and looking after patients amid the Covid outbreak, gynaecologists have been providing counsellings to pregnant women in these testing times.

Dr Mandeep Kaur, a gynaecologist, who has been giving her services at the Community Health Centre, Shahkot, and Sub-District Hospital, Phillaur, said as pregnant women are more vulnerable to Covid and come under the high risk category, they are always worried about the health of their child.

“At this time, there is so much panic among pregnant women. So, our work is to give them reassurance that everything will be fine and they shouldn’t take any stress,” she added.

Besides, Dr Mandeep said pregnant women are being advised to take a healthy diet, maintain social distancing and avoid an interaction. “The women who are in their labour are checked properly. We see their history and we make sure that she wears a mask when she feeds the baby,” the gynaecologist said.

“As the disease spreads from human to human, we have to ask pregnant women continuously that whether they had come in contact with anyone. Apart from this, the symptoms of Covid are so common that people who have normal cough or body ache also get panicked. So in this case, it becomes important to make them understand that every cough is not Covid infection,” she added.

On asking about her activities when she goes home, she instantly said, “Don’t ask. We have forgotten our normal routine.”

“When I go home, I make sure that I don’t come in contact of any family member. I have a different set of clothes and the children are not allowed to use my washroom. I take several precautions at home as well,” she added.