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doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13156. Epub 2020 Apr 28.

Global interim guidance on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during pregnancy and puerperium from FIGO and allied partners: Information for healthcare professionals

Liona C Poon^{1

2}, Huixia Yang^{3

2}, Anil Kapur^{4

2}, Nir Melamed⁵, Blami Dao⁶, Hema Divakar⁷, H David McIntyre⁸, Anne B Kihara⁹, Diogo Ayres-de-Campos¹⁰, Enrico M Ferrazzi¹¹, Gian Carlo Di Renzo^{12

13}, Moshe Hod^{14

15}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
² These authors contributed equally.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
⁴ World Diabetes Foundation, Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁶ Jhpiego, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
⁷ Divakars Speciality Hospital, Bengaluru, India.
⁸ Mater Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
⁹ African Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Nairobi, Kenya.
¹⁰ Department of Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Santa Maria Hospital, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
¹¹ Regional Authority of Lombardi, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Polyclinic, Mangiagalli Centre, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
¹² Center of Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
¹³ IM Sechenov First State University, Moscow, Russia.
¹⁴ Mor Women's Health Care Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
¹⁵ FIGO - Chair, Pregnancy and NCDs Committee, Tel Aviv, Israel.

PMID: 32248521
PMCID: PMC9087575
DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13156

Comment

Global interim guidance on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during pregnancy and puerperium from FIGO and allied partners: Information for healthcare professionals

Liona C Poon et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;149(3):273-286.

doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13156. Epub 2020 Apr 28.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
² These authors contributed equally.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
⁴ World Diabetes Foundation, Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁶ Jhpiego, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
⁷ Divakars Speciality Hospital, Bengaluru, India.
⁸ Mater Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
⁹ African Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Nairobi, Kenya.
¹⁰ Department of Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Santa Maria Hospital, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
¹¹ Regional Authority of Lombardi, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Polyclinic, Mangiagalli Centre, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
¹² Center of Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
¹³ IM Sechenov First State University, Moscow, Russia.
¹⁴ Mor Women's Health Care Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
¹⁵ FIGO - Chair, Pregnancy and NCDs Committee, Tel Aviv, Israel.

PMID: 32248521
PMCID: PMC9087575
DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13156

Abstract

In response to the World Health Organization (WHO) statements and international concerns regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) outbreak, FIGO has issued comprehensive guidance for the management of pregnant women.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus disease 2019; SARS-CoV-2; management; pneumonia; pregnancy; puerperium.

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Algorithm 1: Antenatal outpatient care.

**Figure 2**
Algorithm 2: Presentation to triage.

**Figure 3**
Algorithm 3: Intrapartum and postpartum management.

**Figure 4**
Algorithm 4: Neonatal care in women with suspected or confirmed COVID‐19 infection.

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