A pregnant WA woman denied full induction due to deepening hospital crisis, as lockdown ramps up others’ fears We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Meet three West Australian women who have come face-to-face with the difficulties of giving birth during a pandemic as the nurses’ union continues to report code yellow conditions in hospitals. Hospital emergency departments and wards in WA are heaving, and ambulances are still ramping at high levels despite the lockdown, with nurses and midwives having to stay away while awaiting virus test results. Sophie Hawkins and partner Alex Kenny are expecting their first child in the next week.