GIVING BIRTH DURING A PANDEMIC What has changed? HEALTH PLUS MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT Pregnancy can be an anxious time in the best of circumstances, but the spectre of COVID-19 pandemic and the increasing restrictions imposed on our lives as the world grapples with this virus, are enough to make anyone feel on edge. You may have planned to a detail for this miracle you expect to deliver, you overcame the horrid expulsions of the first trimester emesis(vomiting), the baby room is set and ready to welcome this new joyous addition in your life. It’s just that no one expected a pandemic and suddenly you are swarmed with words like spikes, high-risk and ventilation; and reluctantly sleepless nights and neck pains become a part of your daily existence.