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Pregnant Workers - Working in a physical work place after 28 weeks
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I've looked at the guidance relating to pregnant workers 28 weeks pregnant and beyond and note the recommendations around adapting duties, so they can work from home etc. The latest guidance (Coronovirus (COVID-19): advice for pregnany workers, last updated 20th July 2021) states: Your employer should ensure you are able to adhere to any active national guidance on social distancing. As we are aware, there is no requirement to socially distance anymore. So, I was interested to know what others are recommending for this on their COVID-19 Risk Assessments, especially for roles that are public facing etc (i.e. teachers).
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Hello - ive had a similar situation - according to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists they are still advising that from 28 weeks if the expectant mother is able to work from home then they should - In my case I am able to allow her to work from home and everyone in the business are very supportive of that decision - for context we are centre mnagement of a large high footfall shopping centre :)
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2 users thanked LouiseSmith88 for this useful post.
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our latest clinical guidance says there is no evidence of significant increased risk to mother or baby unless mother has significant medical problems - Minimised the risk allow them to chose whether to attend reduce risk as you would do anyway as part of the risk assessment process...that said the mother may have hypertention which could increase the thier covid vulnerability.
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