Would you say it’s safe to push an adult in a wheelchair when pregnant?

[mrt1981]

Hello,
I’m 9 weeks pregnant and work in a care home. Most of the people I look after weigh more than me, is it safe to continue pushing them about wheelchairs? I am hoping it’s fine as my employer is not especially flexible so I doubt they would permit me not to do this.

You need to ask your manager and manual handling trainer to do a risk assessment on you and also each resident should have a mobility and wheelchair assessment. If you're worried you can contact your g.p.

You should have workplace risk assessment in place for pregnancy but its not uncommon for pregnant nurses to be pushing patients in wheelchairs and trolleys up to when they leave to go on maternity leave.