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Home Midwives COVID-19 Childcare in labour

Childcare in labour

Questions about who can provide childcare whilst you are in labour? see advice from the MOH here

  • The person who plans to provide care for the children essentially becomes an extension of the woman’s social distancing household group, or ‘bubble’
  • This group must remain the same for the whole 4-week period
  • The carer should not care for children from other households/families (other than their own) over the same period
  • If a child or carer becomes unwell, they must stay at home and should not provide the childcare
  • It is important that nobody in the carer’s household is self-isolating due to returning from overseas travel within the last 2 weeks or been exposed to a COVID-19 case.