I have a question.
Pregnant women are classed in the vulnerable category, because they're not 100% sure whether there is a risk, so are being on the safe side. That's cool, most pregnant women are probably glad to err on the side of caution anyway.
How will they ever know if there is an actual risk though, if they don't test pregnant women? I have several of the minor symptoms (tight chest/ shallow breathing, muscle aches, headache for 3 days, funny taste in mouth, loss of smell for a couple of days), but as none of these have been utterly unbearable, I'm managing fine at home (in self isolation already due to coughing family members). So I won't be in hospital, so I won't be tested. So how will they know wether if, for example, my baby is born (due in a few weeks) with some problems, the problems were caused by CV-19 or by something else?
Surely the only way to know whether pregnant women really do face an increased risk is by testing pregnant women and seeing what patterns, if any, emerge in those that test positive?
Or is it just that if pregnant women catch it so severely that they need to be admitted to hospital, that's the only time it's a risk to the baby? So mild cases are no risk to the baby? And if so, how do they know that?
I'm confused!