Face masks in labour: 'I feared I would vomit'

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'I feared I would vomit,' says woman who wore face mask in labour

Wearing a face mask has become part of daily life during the pandemic. But there are some people who are exempt from the rules - and that includes women giving birth.The 39-year-old has a condition called emetophobia, a phobia of vomit. And she says the smell of the mask was making her nauseous, which in turn made her "panic".

In its survey, of 936 women who gave birth in December 2020, one in five said they were told to wear a mask. Natalie Titherington, from Oldham, says she wasn't aware of the guidance when her baby girl was born last December."I was gasping for air. I felt completely suffocated. Natalie ended up having an emergency Caesarean section and was told to continue wearing the mask during the surgery.

She believes it's "very rare" that expectant mothers are incorrectly asked to wear a face covering during childbirth. "I think sometimes what has happened is that some health professionals may not have understood that when a woman is in labour, they should be exempt from wearing a mask."

 

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Just wear the fucking mask you absolute melt

That's what mass fear mongering does to already frightened people!

Labour is something I'd call a medical exemption.

Misleading headline. Sensationalist.

Masks seem to have become a religion

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