Japan's pregnant women infected with the new crown surge: special beds are urgent, many people are recuperating at home

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Medical staff feeding babies born to COVID-19 mothers (Chiba Prefectural University Hospital)

Overseas network on January 29, according to Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun" news on the 29th, the Omilkejun strain continues to spread in Japan, but also led to a surge in pregnant women infected. According to Tokyo Metropolitan Government data, as of the 20th, a total of 261 pregnant women in Tokyo were infected with the new crown virus in January, which is 50 times that of the previous month.

Japanese media said that the special bed for pregnant women infected with the new crown has been urgent, and many pregnant women have to nurse at home, but once the condition changes, there is a risk of not being admitted to the hospital. Tokyo's Sumida Ward Zanyukai Hospital said that as of the 28th, a total of 9 people were hospitalized, of which 7 beds were for pregnant women and children infected with the new crown, while ordinary pregnant women had to be arranged to the new crown bed. Last week, all the new crown patients were mild, only sore throat, fever, etc., but this week 2 people have pneumonia. Mie Yamada, director of the obstetrics and gynecology department at the hospital, said: "There are still pregnant women infected with covid-19 who continue to apply for hospitalization, and I am very worried that this situation will continue. ”

Chiba Prefectural University Hospital also said that the hospital's beds for pregnant women with new crown have not been available since the middle of this month. Data from Chiba Prefecture shows that the number of pregnant women infected with the new crown in the prefecture has basically cleared out from October to December last year (2021), but since January this year, it has surged to 50 people, and most of them are home nursing.

Japanese media said that once pregnant women are infected with the new crown virus, their symptoms may be more likely to worsen, and there is also a risk of premature birth. Akihito Nakai, president of Tama Nagayama Hospital of Japan Medical University, pointed out that after the new crown pregnant women will continue to increase in home nursing, the Japanese government needs to start from the policy, grasp the specific situation of new crown pregnant women, and cooperate with the obstetrics and gynecology department of the hospital to avoid the deterioration of the disease. (Overseas Network Wang Shanning)

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