A pregnant WA woman denied full induction due to deepening hospital crisis, as lockdown ramps up others’ fears
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Meet three West Australian women who have come face-to-face with the difficulties of giving birth during a pandemic as the nurses’ union continues to report code yellow conditions in hospitals.
Hospital emergency departments and wards in WA are heaving, and ambulances are still ramping at high levels despite the lockdown, with nurses and midwives having to stay away while awaiting virus test results.
Sophie Hawkins and partner Alex Kenny are expecting their first child in the next week.
Three births, COVID-19 and the stresses around WA hospitals in lockdown
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Doctors warn of three new coronavirus symptoms linked to the Delta variant
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Why experts are so worried about the delta coronavirus variant
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The delta coronavirus variant, formerly known as B.1.617, which was first discovered in India, has been rapidly spreading throughout the world and some doctors are reporting atypical Covid-19 symptoms linked to the variant, including hearing problems and blood clots leading to gangrene.
Atypical Covid-19 symptoms related to the variant
In India, doctors have reported atypical Covid-19 symptoms in patients infected with the delta variant. According to Ganesh Manudhane, a cardiologist at
Seven Hills Hospital in Mumbai, some patients have developed micro thrombi, or small blood clots, that can be severe enough to lead to tissue death and gangrene.