COVID-19 Updates for Obstetricians

Podcasts:

• The Lancet Voice: Pregnancy and COVID-19 (03/2020)

Guidelines:

• ISUOG Interim Guidance on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during pregnancy and puerperium: information for healthcare professionals – an update – International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (05/2020)
• Care for Breastfeeding Women – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (05/2020)
• General Guidelines in the Management of an Obstetrical Patient on the Labor and Delivery Unit during the COVID-19 Pandemic – American Journal of Perinatology (05/2020)
• ISIDOG Recommendations Concerning COVID-19 and Pregnancy – Diagnostics (05/2020)
• Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists AND FAQs: COVID-19 FAQs for Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Obstetrics – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists AND Algorithm: Outpatient Assessment and Management for Pregnant Women With Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) AND Commentary: COVID-19 Obstetric Practice Recommendations from ACOG – NEJM Journal Watch (04/2020)
• Operating Room Guide for Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 Pregnant Patients Requiring Cesarean Delivery – American Journal of Perinatology (04/2020)
• Global interim guidance on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) during pregnancy and puerperium from FIGO and allied partners: Information for healthcare professionals – International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (04/2020)
• Updated SOGC Committee Opinion – COVID-19 in Pregnancy – Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (03/2020)
• Expert consensus for managing pregnant women and neonates born to mothers with suspected or confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection – Gynecology & Obstetrics (03/2020)
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and pregnancy – Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists AND News Release: National guidance on managing coronavirus infection in pregnancy published (03/2020)
• ABM Statement on Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) – Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (03/2020)
• ISUOG Interim Guidance on 2019 novel coronavirus infection during pregnancy and puerperium: information for healthcare professionals (03/2020)

Articles:

• NEW – Follow-up for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: French national authority for health recommendations – Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction (05/2020)
• NEW – COVID-19 review of national clinical practice guidelines for key questions relating to the care of pregnant women and their babies – Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth (05/2020)
• Guideline Summary: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in pregnancy – RCOG / The BMJ (05/2020)
• Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and pregnancy: a systematic review – The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine (05/2020)
• Evidence for and against vertical transmission for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (05/2020)
• [Preprint] SARS-CoV-2 Infection of the Placenta – medRxiv (05/2020)
• [Preprint] Effects of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Maternal, Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes: a Systematic Review of 266 Pregnancies – medRxiv (05/2020)
• Early Acute Respiratory Support for Pregnant Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection – Obstetrics & Gynecology (05/2020)
• Severe ARDS in COVID-19-infected pregnancy: obstetric and intensive care considerations – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM (05/2020)
• [Preprint] Pregnancy and breastfeeding during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of published pregnancy cases – medRxiv AND Commentary: Impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy and breastfed infants – News Medical (05/2020)
• Protection by Exclusion: Another Missed Opportunity to Include Pregnant Women in Research During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic – Obstetrics & Gynecology (05/2020)

“We recommend and urge the scientific community and professional societies that, without clear justification for exclusion, pregnant women should be given the opportunity to be included in clinical trials for COVID-19 based on the concepts of justice, equity, autonomy, and informed consent.”

• Coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy – International Journal of Infectious Diseases (05/2020)
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Pregnancy: Responding to a Rapidly Evolving Situation – Obstetrics & Gynecology (05/2020)
• Second-Trimester Miscarriage in a Pregnant Woman With SARS-CoV-2 Infection – JAMA (05/2020)
• Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pregnant women: A report based on 116 cases – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (05/2020)
• Covid-19: The time to shield all pregnant frontline workers is now – The BMJ Opinion (05/2020)
• A systematic scoping review of COVID‐19 during pregnancy and childbirth – International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (05/2020)
• No SARS-CoV-2 detected in amniotic fluid in mid-pregnancy – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (04/2020)
• A call for action for COVID-19 surveillance and research during pregnancy – The Lancet Global Health (04/2020)
• COVID19 during pregnancy: a systematic review of reported cases – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (04/2020)
• Care of the Pregnant Woman with COVID-19 in Labor and Delivery: Anesthesia, Emergency cesarean delivery, Differential diagnosis in the acutely ill parturient, Care of the newborn, and Protection of the healthcare personnel – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (04/2020)
• Obstetric Anesthesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Anesthesia & Analgesia (04/2020)
• Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes with COVID‐19: a systematic review of 108 pregnancies – Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (04/2020)
• Corticosteroid Guidance for Pregnancy during COVID-19 Pandemic – American Journal of Perinatology (04/2020)
• Delivery in pregnant women infected with SARS‐CoV‐2: A fast review – International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (04/2020)
• Should Infants Be Separated from Mothers with COVID-19? First, Do No Harm – Breastfeeding Medicine AND Commentary: Should infants be separated from COVID-19-positive mothers – EurekAlert (04/2020)
• Neonatal Resuscitation and Postresuscitation Care of Infants Born to Mothers with Suspected or Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection – American Journal of Perinatology (04/2020)
• Safe Delivery for COVID‐19 Infected Pregnancies – Obstetrics & Gynaecology (04/2020)
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic and Pregnancy – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (04/2020)
• New coronavirus leaves pregnant women with wrenching choices—but little data to guide them – Science (03/2020)
• Infants Born to Mothers With a New Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Frontiers in Pediatrics AND Commentary: Chinese case study suggests COVID-19 is not transmitted from pregnant mothers to newborns – Frontiers (03/2020)
• Coronavirus in pregnancy and delivery: rapid review – Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology (03/2020)

Information for Pregnant Women and Their Families:

• Q&A on COVID-19, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding – World Health Organization (03/2020)
• Coronavirus infection and pregnancy – Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (03/2020)

COVID-19 Obstetrics: This page will be updated as often as necessary and will be fixed in the right column on our homepage.