Netcare will continue to allow birthing partners during the births of babies and will allow rooming in.
Sandile Ndlovu
Jacques du Plessis, MD of Netcare’s Hospital division, told TimesLIVE the amended policies will be applicable to expectant parents who will be required to undergo strict Covid-19 screening processes and assessments. In the paediatrics, nursery and neonatal intensive care unit , one parent will be allowed at a time after having undergone strict Covid-19 risk assessments and digital screenings. Du Plessis said siblings and grandparents are not allowed into the unit.Dr Stefan Smuts, chief clinical officer of Mediclinic Southern Africa, told TimesLIVE that when SA was hit by the coronavirus, visitations of all patients were temporarily disallowed.
“These measures will allow non-Covid patients to indicate a designated visitor during their admission. The designated individual will have access to visit their relative during a set window period in the day,” he said. On childbirth, Smuts said Mediclinic had not imposed any restrictions for birthing partners. He said partners were allowed entry if they tested negative for Covid-19 at the time of the child's birth.
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