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cord-266905-j9ljwqv0	Ecker, Jeffrey L.	Laboring Alone?: Brief Thoughts on Ethics and Practical Answers During the COVID-19 Pandemic	2020-05-15		.txt	text/plain	3575	171	57	Condensation: To minimize risk of exposure to health care workers, some have proposed eliminating 4 spouses, partners and other visitors to support women during their labor and delivery. In most institutions, however, labor and delivery units have been rare exceptions to the "no-visitor" 23 rules, for visitors there are felt to have, in the words of the New York Department of Health, an 24 "essential" role in process of care, and not having a partner present for the birth of a child seems 25 unimaginable,unkind and, for some, even traumatic. As 100 noted above, the process of labor and delivery requires close quarters, but it is difficult to estimate the 101 true incremental risk that comes with accompanying and supporting a patient, especially if members of 102 the health care team are symptom free and wearing appropriate PPE.	./cache/cord-266905-j9ljwqv0.txt	./txt/cord-266905-j9ljwqv0.txt