Re:We Expect 300k Fewer Births Than Usual This Year in the US
by dhosek on Thursday March 04, 2021 @09:25AM
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The level of breathing needed to deliver a baby is intense, sure, but the impeding of breathing from wearing a mask is minimal. Early on when I was wearing homemade masks made with shop towels, rubber bands and staples, mask wearing was uncomfortable, but with masks that aren't made out of random elements are fine. My first-grade kids have no problem running, jumping and climbing with their masks on.
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Re:We Expect 300k Fewer Births Than Usual This Year in the US
by ars on Thursday March 04, 2021 @10:36AM
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> but the impeding of breathing from wearing a mask is minimal.
If I inhale hard on a surgical mask, it collapses and seals against my mouth. I have to either use a brand new, very stiff, mask. Or adjust the mask not to seal well against the sides to add some more space between my mouth and the mask.
It doesn't happen during normal breathing, but I could easily see it happening during labor - the sweat would soften the mask, and the level of breathing needed would easily do it.