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Coronavirus: giving birth in full confinement, the anxiety of future mothers

2020-03-19T11:16:29.781Z


While France has been living in slow motion since Tuesday noon, the time seems to be accelerating for women who are preparing to have a child. With, s


Getting ready to give life in an end of the world atmosphere. The confinement linked to the coronavirus epidemic plunged pregnant women as close to their term into a form of vertigo, bringing new subjects of doubt and uncertainty during a period which was by definition stressful.

Sorya, 29, is due to give birth to a boy on April 1. While she only has a few days of pregnancy left, this sales manager is confined to Paris alongside her companion, an entrepreneur in the new technology sector, who is trying to save her start-up from the current crisis.

"He will not be able to accompany me on D-day"

"Hearing him talk on the phone about short-time working or the resilience of his business is very anxiety-provoking," she says. Even if, fortunately, my own CDI is not questioned and that I know that I am not the most to complain. "

Caught off guard by the implementation of restrictive sanitary measures, the couple did not have time to finish all the preparation necessary to welcome the baby. "We did receive a few parcels, but Augustin dared not go and get them," reports the young woman. If he catches the coronavirus in the queue, he will not be able to accompany me on the day of delivery. "

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In Bergerac (Dordogne), Manon, 25, is overflowing with questions. "There are no centralized announcements concerning the procedures for pregnant women," she judges. Hospitals do this on a case-by-case basis: I was told that fathers were not allowed to accompany their partner to the hospital in Limoges (Limousin), while here, they are allowed for the moment . "

"Will I have to give birth at home?" "

Her delivery is scheduled for April 9. "With the peak of the epidemic expected in the next two or three weeks, the maternity rooms could be requisitioned," she worries. What would happen? Will I have to give birth at home? It all seems so lunar to me… ”

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This young engineer in the construction industry also follows with worry the phenomena of scarcity that are created in food areas. "People are rushing to the stores and the shelves are emptying," she notes. Do I need to buy more diapers, more milk? That too is scary. "

Jihene, 37, refuses to give in to panic. "It's not good for the baby!" », She jokes. This resident of Bois-Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine) is expecting a first child on April 10. "Even if he will be there the day of the delivery, my husband will probably not be allowed to come back to visit me afterwards," she regrets. This means that I will be on my own to receive information on the first baths, breastfeeding and all those little baby tips that I still miss. "

"Left to our own devices"

The pressure is all the stronger since this architect relied on the arrival of her mother to help her. But the latter, originally from Tunisia, had to cancel her trip due to the temporary closure of the Schengen area to the rest of the world. "We will really be left to our own devices," she fears.

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The most stressful is the means of transport to get to the maternity hospital on D-Day. The couple does not have a car and is afraid of seeing taxis and other VTCs suspend their activity. "Recently, I got injured and I called the Samu: I had to wait 40 minutes to get a doctor," she rewinds. Imagine that the same thing happens to me when I lose water, in full contractions and when I am in pain… ”

So, the thirty-something imagines that she will knock “on the door of all the neighbors” to find a person willing to bring him. "I just hope it won't be at night," she breathes. It would undoubtedly be the apotheosis of a more difficult end of pregnancy, but also probably more striking than expected.

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Source: leparis

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