Abu Dhabi dedicates Corniche Hospital to pregnant women with Covid-19 – The National

Abu Dhabi dedicates Corniche Hospital to pregnant women with Covid-19 – The National

Abu Dhabi dedicates Corniche Hospital to pregnant women with Covid-19. Around 6,000 babies are born each year at Corniche Hospital, which health authorities have said will be the only maternity facility to deliver the children of women with the virus.. The hospital, which opened 40 years ago, will continue to receive patients who do not have the virus but has set up separate wards to prevent its spread.. "During the pandemic, Corniche Hospital has stepped up as the designated leading tertiary maternity hospital to take over the specialised care for all pregnant women diagnosed with Covid-19 in Abu Dhabi, said Dr Paul Bosio, the hospital's chief medical officer.. All patients are tested for the virus on admission to the hospital.. Last month, another woman, aged 27, tested positive for the virus as she was being admitted to the hospital to deliver her son.. "During my pregnancy, I set the goal to exclusively breastfeed my baby.. In such a stressful situation, if it was not for the amazing lactation consultants, I do not think I would have been able to breastfeed my baby," she said.. Dr Bosio said mothers who contract the virus are able to breastfeed, provided they adhere to