Covid surge shuts down baby delivery unit at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, hospital

A South Florida hospital has temporarily shuttered its labor and delivery unit amid an increase in Covid-19 cases causing "critical staffing levels," a spokesperson said.

Pregnant women planning to give birth at Holy Cross Health in Fort Lauderdale will have to seek accommodations elsewhere, the hospital said in a statement Monday to NBC News.

"Due to the COVID-19 surge, Holy Cross Health has reached critical staffing levels in Labor and Delivery. In the best interest of patient safety, the Labor and Delivery unit is on diversion until further notice. The NICU and Post-Partum remain open," the statement said.

"People are out sick due to the surge in Covid cases," Holy Cross spokesperson Christine Walker added in an interview with NBC Miami.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/covid-surge-shuts-baby-delivery-unit-fort-lauderdale-florida-hospital-rcna10721
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If I lived there (which I wouldn't, but that's beside the point) I'd be planning a home birth