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Graves’ disease is an over activity of the thyroid gland, named after a Dr Graves. It is an ‘autoimmune’ disease, caused by antibodies which stimulate the thyroid gland to produce too much thyroid hormone.
Th COVID-19 swab will be offered to all women admitted to the antenatal and postnatal wards, the delivery suite and to women having an elective caesarean section.