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A pregnant woman with brown hair wearing a black and white striped t-shirt leaning forward holding onto a chair during a contraction

RAT before entry, please

I went into labour at the height of Western Australia’s wave of the COVID pandemic, after the borders opened. New hospital policy required a negative Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) before entry. Here I am waiting for the results while riding out a contraction with a mask on.

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