1Clinical Instructor, DMCON, Nagpur
2,3Clinical Instructor, SRMMCON, Sawangi (M) wardha
4Department of Physiology Datta Meghe Medical College, Nagpur
5Department of Biochemistry Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Datta
Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences Sawangi (Meghe) Wardha
Corresponding author email: nikitabhokare530@gmail.com
Article Publishing History
Received: 17/04/2021
Accepted After Revision: 06/06/2021
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory ailment caused by SARS-CoV-2, a highly contagious and fatal beta coronavirus that has spread fast over the world, necessitating a pandemic proclamation. The aim of this article is to review the most recent research on how COVID 19 impacts pregnant women, as well as the most up-to-date information on treatment options, psychological effects, and the overall impact on healthcare services and resources. These infection prevention and control recommendations are for healthcare facilities that provide obstetric services to pregnant patients with COVID-19 or pregnant Persons Under Investigation (PUI) in obstetric settings like obstetrical triage, labour and delivery, rehabilitation, and inpatient postpartum settings. These concerns are based on the limited evidence available on COVID-19 virus transmission to date, as well as knowledge of other viruses that cause serious respiratory illness, such as influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERSCoV).
COVID-19, Pregnant women, Breast feeding