Fear of contracting coronavirus makes pregnant mothers afraid to go to the clinic

Many mothers are afraid of hospital visits in case they contract the virus (Photo: Shutterstock)

As coronavirus continues to ravage the world, pregnant women have found themselves at a crossroads, having to choose between potential exposure to the virus, whose effects on their unborn children is unknown, and attending regular antenatal clinics.

This is as a result of the pandemic pushing many health systems to the edge, resulting in a reorganisation of health services, the non-urgent care suffering the brunt of it. However, some aspects of health services such as maternal health are like a ticking time bomb — they cannot wait or be postponed