Tag: Childbirth

Pimentel: DOH must set childbirth protocols amid COVID-19 emergency

(Eagle News)–Senator Koko Pimentel on Thursday, April 9, said the Department of Health must come up with protocols for childbirth amid the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis. In a statement, Pimentel said “pregnant women” are, after all, “one of the most vulnerable at this time.” “They worry about (COVID-19) and they worry about their pregnancy..,” Pimentel said. According to Pimentel,  a venue for the delivery and a team of “heroic doctors, nurses and other health workers […]