Abstract
These guidelines follow the mission of the World Association of Perinatal Medicine, which brings together groups and individuals throughout the world with the goal of improving outcomes of maternal, fetal and neonatal (perinatal) patients. Guidelines for auditing, evaluation, and clinical care in perinatal medicine enable physicians diagnose, treat and follow-up of COVID-19-exposed pregnant women. These guidelines are based on quality evidence in the peer review literature as well as the experience of perinatal expert throughout the world. Physicians are advised to apply these guidelines to the local realities which they face. We plan to update these guidelines as new evidence become available.
Keywords:
coronavirus 2019; infection; maternal mortality; pregnancy.
MeSH terms
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Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
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Betacoronavirus*
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Breast Feeding
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COVID-19
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COVID-19 Testing
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Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods
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Coronavirus Infections / complications*
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Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
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Coronavirus Infections / therapy
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Delivery, Obstetric / methods
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Female
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G / blood
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Immunoglobulin M / blood
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Infant, Newborn
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / statistics & numerical data
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Pandemics
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Perinatal Care / methods*
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Perinatal Death
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Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
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Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
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Pneumonia, Viral / therapy
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / therapy
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology*
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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SARS-CoV-2
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Stillbirth / epidemiology
Substances
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Antiviral Agents
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Immunoglobulin G
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Immunoglobulin M