TY - JOUR
T1 - SARS-CoV-2 in pregnancy
T2 - a comprehensive summary of current guidelines
AU - Narang, Kavita
AU - Ibirogba, Eniola
AU - Elrefaei, Amro
AU - Teles Abrao Trad, Ayssa
AU - Theiler, Regan
AU - Nomura, Roseli
AU - Picone, Olivier
AU - Kilby, Mark
AU - Escuriet, Ramon
AU - Suy, Anna
AU - Carreras, Elena
AU - Tonni, Gabriele
AU - Ruano, Rodrigo
PY - 2020/5/18
Y1 - 2020/5/18
N2 - Since the declaration of the global pandemic of COVID-19 by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020; we have continued to see a steady rise in the number of patients infected by SARS-CoV-2. However, there is still very limited data on the course and outcomes of this serious infection in a vulnerable population of pregnant patients and their fetuses. International perinatal societies and institutions including SMFM, ACOG, RCOG, ISUOG, CDC, CNGOF, ISS/SIEOG and CatSalut have released guidelines for the care of these patients. We aim to summarize these current guidelines in a comprehensive review for patients, healthcare workers and healthcare institutions. We included 15 papers from 10 societies through a literature search of direct review of society’s websites and their journal publications up till April 20, 2020. Recommendations specific to antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum were abstracted from the publications and summarized into tables 2, 3 and 4 respectively. The summary of guidelines for management of COVID-19 in pregnancy across different perinatal societies is fairly consistent, with some variation in the strength of recommendations. It is important to recognize that these guidelines are frequently updated, as we continue to learn more about the course and impact of COVID-19 in pregnancy.
AB - Since the declaration of the global pandemic of COVID-19 by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020; we have continued to see a steady rise in the number of patients infected by SARS-CoV-2. However, there is still very limited data on the course and outcomes of this serious infection in a vulnerable population of pregnant patients and their fetuses. International perinatal societies and institutions including SMFM, ACOG, RCOG, ISUOG, CDC, CNGOF, ISS/SIEOG and CatSalut have released guidelines for the care of these patients. We aim to summarize these current guidelines in a comprehensive review for patients, healthcare workers and healthcare institutions. We included 15 papers from 10 societies through a literature search of direct review of society’s websites and their journal publications up till April 20, 2020. Recommendations specific to antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum were abstracted from the publications and summarized into tables 2, 3 and 4 respectively. The summary of guidelines for management of COVID-19 in pregnancy across different perinatal societies is fairly consistent, with some variation in the strength of recommendations. It is important to recognize that these guidelines are frequently updated, as we continue to learn more about the course and impact of COVID-19 in pregnancy.
KW - coronavirus
KW - COVID-19
KW - pandemic
KW - SARS-CoV-2
KW - pregnancy
KW - guidelines
KW - prevention
KW - screening
KW - perinatal
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jcm
U2 - 10.3390/jcm9051521
DO - 10.3390/jcm9051521
M3 - Article
SN - 2077-0383
VL - 9
JO - Journal of Clinical Medicine
JF - Journal of Clinical Medicine
IS - 5
M1 - 1521
ER -