CUOMO: "We did some projections. We think here in New York... we're looking here at a peak in about five or six weeks. We're looking at about 110,000 hospitalizations, about 25,000 to 37,000 people needing ICU beds. That vastly overwhelms our healthcare capacity."
I live in WI, but have a kid due in six weeks. Super scared.
Ooh. I'd be giving serious thought to a home birth.
Midwife here. I love home birth, but you don't necessarily need to have a home birth if you don't want one. In fact, I don't recommend it at all unless you have a well trained attendant (that submits to a regulatory body if there is one) as well as good backup in case of emergencies, which is key for the safety of home birth.
While the best indications we have are that the virus does not cross the placenta, we really don't have enough information, and if you are infected, it is best to have a hospital birth with increased monitoring.