The chief physician in Scotland invited all husbands not to think about having children during this period in which the world is witnessing an outbreak of the Corona epidemic in the world and claiming thousands of lives every day, in the context of the great pressure that health workers are crouching under.
"He prefers not to think about pregnancy and childbearing now, so that medical personnel can focus on facing the outbreak of the new Corona virus," Chief Medical Officer Catherine Calderwood said during a press conference with Scottish Prime Minister Nicolas Storgen during the daily briefing by the Scottish government on the latest developments in the Corona virus. We must think about the appropriate time for that.
The British newspaper "Mirror" quoted the doctor as saying that this does not mean that pregnant women will not receive the same level of health care as was the case before the Corona pandemic, but stressed that the outbreak "will continue for some time", pointing out that there is great pressure The country’s emergency services must treat HIV patients, and it is imperative that couples ensure a healthy environment for newborns, which is difficult today, given the outbreak of the Corona epidemic.
The chief physician pointed out that, according to statistics, there are about 50 percent of pregnancies, usually not planned in advance, and therefore this must be taken into account in these difficult circumstances, explaining that the seriousness of childbirth operations is that they fall within the emergency services and cannot be postponed, such as Several operations, which increases the pressure on hospitals in these harsh times.
"That is why I propose to talk to the public about the current contraceptive pill," she added.
The press conference witnessed a question that was addressed to the Prime Minister whether she expected pregnancy to increase after people committed to their homes, and the Prime Minister did not find a solution except to ask the question to Calderwood, who replied: "As a consultant gynecologist and obstetrician, I can say that childbirths increase after Nine months of Valentine's Day, so we have to rethink our calculations on this. "