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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most DC hospitals are requiring a COVID test before admitting to labor and delivery. If you’re being induced/scheduled c-section. They’ll have you come in 2 or 3 days early to do the test. If you go into labor on your own, they’ll do the test while you’re in triage. My results were in within 30 minutes. I assume that’s rapid, and the swab went WAY up there for about 5-10 seconds. It feels similar to the pinch you feel when you get water up your nose. You will continue to wear a mask through delivery even after testing negative. The test mostly dictates how much PPE the doctors and nurses need to wear while interacting with you. It also means you and your support person cannot leave your room, and that the baby may need to be isolated.

The rest really isn’t that bad, and by refusing it, you’re unnecessarily wasting resources, and inconveniencing both the staff and yourselves during the duration of your stay. [/quote]

Depends on the hospital. Delivered at WHC July 30. Tested negative (with a way up the nose test). Once my negative result came back I didn’t have to wear a mask anymore. Husband was allowed to leave the room but not the hospital campus. This was good because it meant he could get us food from the hospital Panera.

If you test positive or refuse the test you will have to wear a mask the whole time and will not be allowed a support person. I was told that if I tested positive the hospital policy is a strong recommendation to isolate from baby but it would be a conversation not a requirement. [/quote]

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