入院先見つからず自宅出産　妊婦がコロナ感染、新生児死亡―千葉

　千葉県柏市は１９日、新型コロナウイルスに感染した３０代女性が、入院先が見つからずに自宅で出産し、新生児が死亡したと発表した。女性は命に別条はないという。
　市などによると、女性は妊娠８カ月で、１１日に陽性が判明。かかりつけの病院や県、市が入院先の調整を進めていたが、受け入れ先が見つからず自宅で療養していた。
　１７日に体調が急変したが入院先は決まらず、同日夕に自宅で男児を出産。男児は搬送先の病院で死亡が確認された。（2021/08/19-15:44）

Administrative authorities in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, have failed to find a hospital to accept a pregnant local woman infected with the novel coronavirus, leading her to lose her baby boy after delivering the child at her home.
   The woman in her 30s is not in a life-threatening condition, the city of Kashiwa, Chiba, said Thursday.
   The woman, who was eight months pregnant, tested positive for the virus on Aug. 11. But her regular hospital, and the Chiba prefectural and Kashiwa municipal governments could not find a hospital for her, and she had to rest at home.
   Her condition changed suddenly Tuesday, but no hospitals offered to accommodate her. She delivered the boy at her home later in the day. The baby was transported to a hospital, where he was confirmed dead.
   According to the city, it takes time to arrange a hospital for pregnant women infected with the virus.