Clinical management of COVID-19 during pregnancy

Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 13:00 hrs(1ST)

Background

The overall risk of COVID-19 among pregnant women is low compared to non-pregnant women in their reproductive age. However, pregnant women who have COVID-19 appear more likely to develop respiratory complications and requiring intensive care as compared to women who are not pregnant. Health facilities with limited preparedness for COVID-19; triaging, infection prevention practices, and supplies in addition to limited access to maternal care negatively impact women’s health. Hence, maintaining a high quality of maternal and reproductive health care services is most important to reduce complications and mortality due to COVID in pregnancy. In addition, pregnant and post-natal cases have experienced difficulties in accessing services due to restrictions on travel and lockdown measures or due to hesitation to attend healthcare facilities due to fear of infection. WHO guidelines on the management of COVID-19 during pregnancy, the country's experience of management of COVID-19 pregnancies, and the classification of deaths of COVID-19 complicating pregnancy were discussed during this webinar.

Objective

The objective of the webinar was to standardize the management of maternal health services during the COVID-19 pandemic and to take the most appropriate management decisions.

Presentations

1. Introduction of WHO guidelines on the management of COVID-19 during (and after) pregnancy
2. Country experience of managing COVID-19 pregnancies: India
3. How to classify deaths of COVID-19 complicating pregnancy
4. Orientation of the case report form in pregnancy (CRF-P)

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