Pregnant women are no more likely to become severly unwell because of the coronavirus, new guidance has revealed.

Released by the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, the guidance to healthcare workers says: "Generally, pregnant women do not appear to be more severely unwell than the general population if they develop coronavirus."

However, it warns that because it is a new virus, they are still learning more about its effects.

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It goes on to say that there is also no evidence of a higher miscarriage risk or that you can pass it on to your unborn baby.

Washing your hands and following the rest of the guidance is the best way to avoid catching Covid-19, it adds.

This news follows this week's announcement that pregnant women are being added to the 'at risk' list of people - with Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty urging that group, as well as over 70s and those with underlying health conditions, to avoid social contact for the next 12 weeks.

The RCOG guidance also adds that pregnancy can alter the way that your body deals with infection, which the Covid-19 outbreak increasing that risk.

You can see the full advice here.