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Couples urged to think twice before conceiving babies in coronavirus lockdown

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Couples are being warned to think again if they plan to get pregnant during coronavirus lockdown - as it will only put extra pressure on the NHS.

Self-isolation has left many people with "time on their hands", but Scotland's chief medical officer Dr Catherine Calderwood said people should think "is the right time to have a baby?".

Speaking during the Scottish Government's daily media briefing in Edinburgh, Dr Calderwood assured pregnant women will still get the same level of care as outside the pandemic.

But said the outbreak "will last for some time" and emphasised maternity wards are emergency services - all of which are under strain trying to save lives. "About 50 per cent of pregnancies are unplanned so perhaps think about whether

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