A hospital in Long Branch is letting expectant moms bring only a single person with them into the facility, in an effort to stem the escalating coronavirus spread in New Jersey.
Monmouth Medical Center has implemented a “one partner policy” for its labor and delivery unit that a spokesperson said it without precedent at the hospital.
This is in addition to a no-visitor policy throughout the hospital and the emergency department, the hospital said in an announcement posted to its website on Saturday.
Upon arriving, both the mom and designated partner will first go to the emergency room for a “thorough screening and testing” for coronavirus symptoms, including a sore throat, fever or cough, the hospital said.
Anyone who has had close contact with a person who had, has or is suspected of having, the coronavirus, should not accompany the expectant mom to the hospital.
The designated partner must remain with the expectant mom throughout her stay, and may not transfer their duties to any other person, the hospital said.
Expectant moms will not be allowed any other visitors during their stay.
The hospital said it may order additional changes if needed.
Monmouth Medical Center ranked fourth in New Jersey with 5,697 babies born in 2019. It delivers the most babies of any hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
The coronavirus outbreak in New Jersey worsened on Sunday, with 1,914 total known cases and 20 known deaths as health officials announced Sunday another 590 positive tests on the first full day of the latest restrictions on travel and retail businesses.
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