Pregnant looking acquaintance denying being pregnant

[MyShinyWhiteTeeth]

What help is available for women ignoring/denying pregnancy?

What is likely to happen when she eventually gives birth?

Can anyone advise on what we can expect?

I'm cracking up about the raffle.

Had to just to explain the raffle comment to DH I am chuckling so hard 😂😂

I'm going to suggest my friend contacts social services on her behalf. I think they have been involved in the past.

You're drip feeding.

What is your/ your friend's relationship to this woman? Is she a vulnerable person?

Sorry for drip feeding. I don't want to give away too many details. She is vulnerable with additional needs and escaped an abusive marriage. I think there are mental health issues.

She is very wary of authority figures and doesn't like people interfering.

Then your friend should contact the person responsible for coordinating her care. That may be social services or her GP or a CPN or psychiatrist. Your friend should get support in doing this from their boss (assuming they are employed in a caring capacity).

It's not your friend's job to deal with such a critical issue. This is a safeguarding issue and needs to be escalated as such.

If this woman is vulnerable it's very important that someone steps in quickly. Your friend needs to stop gossiping and contact someone in charge of this woman's wellbeing (assuming your friend is not her carer, but someone who helps in an unofficial capacity?)

This could end very very badly.

I think your friend should follow her organisation's safeguarding procedure as there is a vulnerable adult (plus potentially a vulnerable baby) at risk.

Thanks Bombardier, I was wrong to assume nothing had been done. I thought everyone was just gossiping and not actually doing anything to help.

I've just spoken to my friend and she has spoken with her line manager before but nothing seems to have been done. She also spoke to someone at social services several weeks ago. She says she will phone again.

Oh my word, the raffle! I’m in stitches.

And how do you know this woman hasn't confided in her GP? Just bc your friend is a carer, do they have access to her medical records?

Does she lack capacity?

It's unlikely as no one has arranged transport for her to get to the health centre.

My friend is more of a friend to her than just a carer and has been trying to encourage a visit to the doctors many times but it has caused friction.

I don't think she lacks capacity generally but I don't know her well enough to judge.