Pregnant actress Chloe Sevigny has been left “very distressed” following the ban on birthing partners in the delivery room amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Boys Don’t Cry star is expecting her first child with art gallery director boyfriend Sinisa Mackovic, and is reportedly due next month.
But as Covid-19 chaos continues spreading the world, measures are being introduced every day in a bid to keep the virus from spreading further.
One such measure prevents anyone other than the mother-to-be being in the delivery room at New York-Presbyterian hospitals, with a statement explaining: “At this time, no visitors including birthing partners and support persons are permitted for obstetric patients.