I’m Kate Callaway. In September, I’m going to be at St. Joe’s, delivering my first child. Like thousands of other pregnant women, I have so many questions when it comes to pregnancy and COVID-19. Over the next three days, I’ll share what doctors say you can expect when you’re expecting during a pandemic.

We found out we were expecting back in January. Last week, for the first time, my husband wasn’t allowed to come into a prenatal appointment. Before I went in, my temperature was taken at the front door. This is common across the country and the state.

Dr. Christopher LaRussa is a physician at the Associates for Women's Medicine. He spoke to me via Skype on Wednesday.

“Our volume is definitely down and we’re doing that just to limit the number of people in the office,” said LaRussa. “We have social distancing even in our waiting room. We barely have one or two people in the waiting room at a time.”

The good news is some offices like LaRussa's have made adjustments to ease the stress for the soon-to-be moms and their partners. Dr. Suchitra Kavety was kind enough to meet me for an interview outside of St. Joe's Hospital.

When it comes to questions, Doctors LaRussa and Kavety’s practice has been fielding 20-30 calls a day.

“Well, I think the most obvious question we’re getting from our pregnant patients is, 'is it safe for me to still be out, and is there anything special I need to be doing to protect myself more?' " Dr. LaRussa said.

“We don’t think there’s any increased susceptibility of being pregnant with COVID,” said Dr. Kavety. “Things can change as far as our understanding of all of that as we get more information about pregnant patients that are affected by this.”

So what happens if a pregnant patient does get COVID-19? Can it be passed to the fetus? What about miscarriage? Is that more likely? Both doctors said no (for now) to both questions.

“There haven’t been any suggestions that there’s vertical transmission. That we know from studies done in China. As it stands right now, we don’t think fetuses are affected by COVID," said Kavety.

“No one is suggesting that this coronavirus has a higher risk of pregnancy loss,” said Dr. LaRussa.

I asked the doctors what advice they would give to expectant mothers and their families. Dr. LaRussa said to just maintain social distancing, and Dr. Kavety said to keep a positive attitude.

“I just try to tell them to stay positive. To wash their hands, socially distance, and maintain excitement about their babies,” said Dr. Kavety.