'I don't want to be walking into hospital on my own': Pregnant Sky News host Sarah-Jane Mee, 41, reveals she is planning a home birth with fiancé by her side amid coronavirus pandemic
Sarah-Jane Mee has spoken out on her change in birth plan amid the covid-19 pandemic.
The Sky News host, who is 28 weeks pregnant, has revealed she is now planning to give birth to her first child at home, to ensure that her fiancé Ben Richardson can be by her side.
The pandemic has forced hospitals to put measures in place to ensure the health and wellbeing of staff and patients, with some trusts not allowing partners at the birth or on the postnatal ward.
New plan: Sky News presenter Sarah-Jane Mee has spoken out on her change in birth plan amid the covid-19 pandemic
In an interview with Hello! magazine, Sarah-Jane explained that she and Ben have considered their options for the birth this summer.
The Sky News presenter was due to give birth in London's St Thomas' Hospital but is concerned that Ben won't be able to join her until the last moments of labour, which are the current guidelines.
'I don't want to be walking into hospital on my own to have this baby, so I am considering a home birth,' she told Hello!, adding that she has already ordered the birthing pool.
'I had never considered it before but, because of everything that's going on, it makes me feel more relaxed to think about having the baby at home, rather than Ben not being able to come into the ward until the very final moment.
Home comforts: The presenter, who is 28 weeks pregnant, has revealed she is planning to give birth to her first child at home, to ensure that her fiancé Ben Richardson can be by her side
'I think my plan A now is a home birth. I have had an uncomplicated pregnancy and I am very healthy, so there's no reason for me not to have it.'
Sarah-Jane is on leave from her role at Sky, and revealed that she didn't even get a chance to say goodbye to her colleagues after leaving the studio with a plan to take a two week holiday before lockdown was enforced the next day.
Pregnant women have been advised they are in the vulnerable category so Sarah-Jane is now working from home.
Sarah-Jane and Ben revealed their pregnancy news in a spread in Hello! Magazine in January after dating for 16 months,
Pregnant: The Sky News presenter was due to give birth in London's St Thomas' Hospital but is concerned that her fiancé Ben won't be able to join her until the last moments of labour
Read the full interview in Hello! Magazine, out now
Sarah-Jane - who started her career at Sky as a runner for Sky Sports - previously opened up on how she knew Ben was the right man to have children with.
She explained: 'I have been very open in the past about not wanting to have children on my own; I only wanted to have them with someone but I had not met that person.
'It wasn't until I met Ben that I thought he was completely the person I want to have children with. It was an absolute no-brainer.'
Sarah-Jane became an anchor on Sky Sunrise three years ago, replacing Eamonn Holmes, who had been in the role for 11 years - and she now presents The Sarah-Jane Mee show.
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