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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a L&D nurse, I find that mom wearing a mask or not in active labor is a consensus process driven by the patient, her partner, her nurse, and her provider.  Generally, the most cautious one wins because people have their reasons.  Neither of us know if your nurse was, for instance, immunocompromised or otherwise at high risk of complications from an incidental COVID infection, even one superimposed upon a vaccine.

That said, as a vaccinated patient with a recent negative rapid in triage, you were at extremely low risk to be a transmission vector to that nurse.  Often, a way to address it is request not to wear a mask, and non-confrontationally encourage a nursing assignment change if that is what it takes. 
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Yeesh, consensus process seems like a recipe for conflict.  IMO it is better to just have a rule and be clear about it (preferably BEFORE the woman arrives at the hospital - i.e. the OBs should tell their patients).  [/quote]

This. It could turn into a peer pressure situation fast. I was pretty horrified to learn during my hospitalization last summer than some of the nurses and techs were unvaccinated. [/quote]

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