Any fellow pregnant women still working?

[ICloud54]

I've been working from home (NHS role) since the lockdown began, however got a call from my manager today stating there's not enough for me to do so she wants me to redeploy me to a new role which Involves office work/phone work etc, so I have to go in. Manager confident I will be socially distancing. I'm 19weeks. Unsure what to do?

I’m working from home (community nurse) but will be going into the office some days as of next week. The guidance is now that under 28 weeks then there is no difference in guidelines than for the general population.

GP here and I’m going in to do tele triage, no face to face tho. There was a pregnant Nhs thread here a while ago which may help you - the vast majority under 28 weeks are still having to go in tho. Unfortunately what your manager is asking is within guidelines - so you may not have much of a choice.

Look at this thread, lots & lots of advice & information regarding pregnant NHS employees & working
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/3850659-pregnant-nurse-with-new-guidance-re-covid-19

I have been working from home since I found out but my employers guidelines are same as the nhs (am also an emergency service) and would be asked to go into an office if needed. I'm fairly lucky that I can do my role from home and work have been supportive but I think that's more because I'm high risk of miscarriage due to numerous health issues and I'm on the vulnerable list about 4 different times so they've been very careful to look after me.

I'm with an agency, so not directly employed by NHS. They've advised me to go on statutory sick pay! I can surely do something from home to help, but have hit a brickwall.

NHS 111 only want people that have completed a pathways course, and I cannot find those being run anywhere. My agency has no WFH work. I tried joining NHS professionals for their fast track sign up, but they wont take anyone pregnant.

This info might be useful. It basically says that YOU have to decide if going into work is suitable after a risk assessment has been done.

www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/guidelines/2020-03-26-covid19-occupational-health.pdf

@ICloud54 I could have written this, with the only difference they want me to do exactly the same work I do from home only from the hospital office. I will still try to negotiate my position but I am not very optimistic.

I would check out the advice on pregnantthenscrewed.com/covid-19/what-are-my-rights-during-covid-19/. This may help.

@Hawse this is an excellent website, thank you!

I'm still working everyday
Office based but can't work from home which I'm fine about
Don't see members of the public, the staff do not work in close proximity and tbh I do feel like if I'm going to get it i would get it anyway from the likes of the supermarket. I can't spend my life worrying as being pregnant is already stressful.
I figure I'm no more vulnerable than the person next to me unless I have an underlying condition I don't know about and in which case why worry about something that may/may not be.
Keeping positive and working as normal as I don't want the company to go under and everyone be out of a job as then I would be up shit creek

Thank you all for the links, I will have a read up on them.
My manager won't be able to make sure I'm 2 metres away from people at all times because the office is shared but she did say she 'thinks' it will be safe- which I don't think it's good enough.
I'll see what she comes back with.

I work in a pharmacy dispensing. I was initially sent home when the lockdown began but it has since been reviewed and I'm back at work. Apparently if you're under 28 weeks you are not classed as high risk unless you also have a health condition that would place you in the shielding group. Normal rules apply work from home if possible (which is obviously not for me) and social distancing. To be honest where I work we are not always 2m apart but have been provided with face shields, gloves, hand sanitizer etc and like another poster said you are probably more at risk in a supermarket.

I guess I’m not at risk anymore than other key workers so thats why I am expected to work still.

I’m a nurse and am doing mainly admin type work now, with a couple of face to face patients when I’m the only nurse on shift.

I’m 11 weeks and a midwife. I’ve mostly been off work either on annual leave or off sick with hyperemesis since it all kicked off really, so have only done a few days of admin in the office. I have volunteered to stay patient facing for the time being as I need to option to up my hours for the sake of maternity pay later on. I have an occupational health appointment tomorrow though so everything might change again.