PM's baby can help ease coronavirus pregnancy fears says top doctor
The healthy birth of Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds's son can help provide reassurance for anxious pregnant women, a leading obstetrician has said. Giving birth can be a cause of anxiety even without a worldwide pandemic. There has also been data – albeit inconclusive – from China suggesting Covid-19 could be increasing the rate of premature births. But Dr Jo Mountfield, a consultant obstetrician and vice-president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), said the fact that Symonds and baby are said to be doing "very well" despite him apparently arriving early should help to soothe fears. "The vast majority of pre-term babies will do well because they are well looked after within highly skilled neonatal units," she said. "People will need to be reassured by that and that their baby will get the same care as Boris's baby. "She [Symonds] would get no different neonatal care, that's the beauty of the NHS. If you...
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