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CORRECTS TO GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, NOT GEORGETOWN - This March 11, 2020 photo provided by Dr. Leana Wen shows her with her son in Baltimore. Wen, a George Washington University public health specialist, who is pregnant and due to give birth soon, says she wants answers as a physician and as a patient to her concerns over the coronavirus. “There is very limited information available,” she said. Her greatest fear is developing a COVID-19 infection or symptoms that would force her to be separated from her newborn for days or weeks. (Dr. Leana Wen via AP)

CORRECTS TO GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, NOT GEORGETOWN - This March 11, 2020 photo provided by Dr. Leana Wen shows her with her son in Baltimore. Wen, a George Washington University public health specialist, who is pregnant and due to give birth soon, says she wants answers as a physician and as a patient to her concerns over the coronavirus. “There is very limited information available,” she said. Her greatest fear is developing a COVID-19 infection or symptoms …

March 31, 2020

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Virus disrupts pregnancy plans, raises anxiety and questions
March 31, 2020 3:37 p.m.

Virus disrupts pregnancy plans, raises anxiety and questions

Some pregnant women fear giving birth with no loved ones by their side. Others worry about getting sick with COVID-19 and not being able to hold their newborns. The coronavirus pandemic has injected anxiety and uncertainty to an already stressful time and while science about risks is mostly reassuring, doctors want clearer answers too.