Front-line mums: Pregnant nurse went extra mile for patients amid Covid-19

Ms Rafidah Rosman with her husband, Mr Rubenas Abidin, and their two daughters aged one and three. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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SINGAPORE- When the Covid-19 outbreak reached Singapore early last year, Ms Rafidah Rosman became worried that her vulnerable and elderly patients would be unable to care for themselves.

Even though she was in the last trimester of her pregnancy, the National University Health System (NUHS) CareHub nurse donned personal protective equipment and visited patients at home to check on them and deliver medicine.

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