Pregnant women now in higher risk group

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Anyone else pregnant and now thinking wtf am I meant to do? I've felt OK about it all as thought low risk, even GP said no special concerns, and now talk of 12 week isolation. I could greet!!

Same, not sure what to do.... I have 3 kids already and lockdown is not really practical.

I'm newly pregnant and haven't told anyone. I have no idea what to do.

If this had been announced at lunchtime I could have spoke to work but of course this comes out when everyone is on their way home.

Yup. No idea what to do now. I'm a teacher too.

My boss is going to cry! I'm 13 weeks tomorrow but no one knows as I still haven't had my 12 week scan.

What's everyone going to do?!

Yes I have just seen this almost thrown away comment about pregnant women now being grouped with 70+ and those with high risk conditions but couldn't much else as to why? Can someone shed light on this? What was actually said. I'm currently 7w and haven't told work yet either!

They clearly said it was to be really sure they covered all bases and that there is no evidence to state that pregnant women are high risk.

Try to hold on to your senses.

They didn’t say pregnant women are in higher risk group - there is no evidence of that. They just said they were being especially cautionary as they don’t know enough about the virus and would rather err on the safe side.

Yes, but they haven't said what that means in practice. Are we meant to go to work or not?

Following this as am nearly 29 weeks pregnant. Does anyone have any links to reputable websites to what was actually said? All I have found so far is a daily mirror article that says pregnant women have to self isolate for 12 weeks but I would rather find something a bit more reliable....

@thewildplaces of course your meant to go to work. Why wouldn't you?

Just keep following the hygiene guidelines and self isolate if you present any symptoms. Like everyone else.

The latest advice is that we stay at home for 12 weeks.

Am currently 30 weeks so a lot further than you's and was wondering the same still have to finish getting stuff ready for baby also got a daughter so does this mean keeping her away from family etc (they don't get her without me there) sister is a cm so is in contact with kids all day mil works in carehome with suspected cases mum works with the public every day so can we over 100 people a day partner also works in retail so do I avoid these people (couldn't avoid partner) for 12 weeks?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-51903319

The video is about an hour and very good.

The information was just ridiculous. Why wasn't there info on how people will get paid? Are pregnant women expected to stop work? How will that effect SMP?

I'm not pregnant but probably fall into the seriously ill - do we all go onto SSP for twelve weeks? That's £90/week isn't it? How on earth do we get by on that?

Because it's telling us that social distancing is especially important? Are you pregnant @SkalaLand or just come to berate us for our worries.

Just seen this too, 12 weeks pregnant here. I would guess it’s because they can’t say there is no risk to the unborn baby seeing as they haven’t had many cases of babies being born after their mother had corona while pregnant.

I’m not sure what to do now either, just take sensible precautions as far as possible I guess. I think I’ll stop going to any indoor gatherings and stick to park dates with my other kids, my parents are supposed to be visiting this week to look after my kids so I can go for my scan. Not sure whether it’s safer to cancel them (travel now not advised anyway) and see if someone local can have them but that would probably mean my children mixing with more people in an environment full of germs rather than in their own home with grandparents (under 70 and healthy). What do people think?

Just keep following the hygiene guidelines and self isolate if you present any symptoms. Like everyone else

Then why single out pregnant women at all?

Right, this is from the daily mirror website BUT is is a direct quote from professor witty:

Prof Whitty said: "The group of people who we would want to take this advice particularly seriously are older people above 70, people who in adult life would normally be advised to have the flu vaccination.
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"So these are people with chronic diseases such as chronic heart disease or chronic kidney disease, and also - as a precautionary measure because we are early in our understanding and we want to be sure - women who are pregnant."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51917562

Here's link to BBC with the comments. I to am pregnant 18 weeks and have finally got out of pregnancy sickness to this..

www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response

I'm 14 weeks currently. As far as I'm concerned they've based their assumption that it won't effect babies in the womb on the 9 pregnant women they are aware of that have contracted it. Yet for any other scientific study you'd never base your findings on the results of 9 people!

I am 32 weeks and really worried now. After the RCOG guidelines had come out saying there was no additional risk i'd calmed down a bit but they've obviously changed their minds now. I wonder if it was after that case in London with the newborn?

@Fannia because pregnant women and generally a higher risk group for pretty much everything anyway.

It's why we are offered the flu vaccine ect

I’m 17 weeks pregnant and an intensive care nurse in the NHS. No idea what to do.

30 weeks here and il be working from home for the last of work before maternity leave (much to my employers annoyance no doubt) and will be now cancelling plans for get together as with friends before baby arrived

I guess it’s not the risk to mothers but the increased burden of having to separate mothers and babies now they know there is transmission