Health
Brazil asks women to delay pregnancy – The West Australian
Brazilian health ministry officials have urged women in the country to delay pregnancy as hospitals buckle under the strain of the pandemic.
Brazil has asked women to delay getting pregnant until the worst of the pandemic passes, saying the virus variant that is devastating the country appears to affect expectant mothers more than earlier versions of the coronavirus.
The recommendation comes as Brazil continues to be one of the global epicentres of the pandemic, with more Brazilians dying of the virus each day than anywhere else in the world.
Hospitals are buckling under the strain and stocks of drugs needed for intubating severely ill…
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