In response to the death of a baby born at home because a pregnant woman infected with the new corona virus could not be hospitalized in Chiba Prefecture, is the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare able to secure a medical system to accept pregnant women infected by prefectures? An urgent investigation has begun.
In Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, a pregnant woman who was infected with the new coronavirus and was undergoing medical treatment at home could not find a hospital even after her physical condition deteriorated, and she gave birth at home as it was, and the baby who was transported by emergency died. rice field.
In response to this, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has notified prefectures to establish a system that allows infected pregnant women to be hospitalized promptly, and has begun investigating the current acceptance system.
The survey asks if they have a medical institution that can provide specialized treatment to infected pregnant women and a medical institution that can be hospitalized immediately when the mother or foetation is in danger of life.
We will also investigate whether we have a system in place to dispatch doctors from another medical institution if an obstetrician / gynecologist becomes infected.
The deadline for responding is the 3rd of next month, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is also requesting local governments to know whether they are pregnant or not at the time of confirming the infection and to carry out appropriate health observations.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says, "I want the local government to immediately secure a perinatal medical system to prevent recurrence."