Question 33345 — women

Summary

Mr. Cédric Villani alerts the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the situation of women forced to give birth while wearing a mask. If it is perfectly obvious that it is necessary to prevent any contamination of nursing staff in hospital, adding the constraint of wearing a mask to an already extremely difficult ordeal is much less so. Recommendations from the National College of French Gynecologists and Obstetricians (CNGOF), dated September 30, 2020, are also very clear: the mask cannot be imposed on patients who are not positive for covid-19 or who are asymptomatic and when the patient does not wear a mask, the CNGOF recommends that staff wear an FFP2 mask in order to ensure maximum protection. In reality, however, it is clear that these recommendations are not always followed. Complaints from medical teams not having enough FFP2 masks are recurring and the testimonies of women traumatized by their childbirth are now legion: ban on removing the mask, respiratory failure, headaches, vomiting etc. This is a very worrying situation, particularly given the unique nature of the birth of a child, an event which should not be subject to the same health constraints as a simple consultation. He therefore asks him if he intends to take measures to remedy this intolerable situation.

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