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Review
. 2020 Jun 30;51(2):e4271.
doi: 10.25100/cm.v51i2.4271.

Coronavirus (COVID 19) Infection in Pregnancy

Edgar Iván Ortiz  1   2 , Enrique Herrera  1   2 , Alejandro De La Torre  3
Affiliations
Review

Coronavirus (COVID 19) Infection in Pregnancy

Edgar Iván Ortiz et al. Colomb Med (Cali). .

Abstract
in English, Spanish

Coronavirus illness 2019 (COVID-19) is an airways infection caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) which has been quickly disseminated all over the world, affecting to the general population including women in pregnancy time. As being a recent infection, the evidence that supports the best practices for the management of the infection during pregnancy is limited, and most of the questions have not been completely solved yet. This publication offers general guidelines focused on decision-making people, managers, and health's teams related to pregnant women attention and newborn babies during COVID-19 pandemic. Its purpose is to promote useful interventions to prevent new infections as well as prompt and adequate attention to avoid serious complications or deaths, trying to be adapted to the different contexts in which attention to expectant mothers is provided. Guidelines are set within a well-scientific evidence and available recommendations up to date.

La enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) es una infección de las vías respiratorias causada por un nuevo virus (SARS-CoV-2) que se ha diseminado rápidamente en el mundo, afectando a la población general, incluida la población de mujeres cursando un embarazo. Por ser una infección de aparición reciente, la información que soporta las mejores prácticas para el manejo de la infección durante la gestación es escasa y muchas de las preguntas no están completamente resueltas.Esta publicación brinda lineamientos generales orientados a tomadores de decisión, gerentes y equipos de salud en relación con el cuidado de mujeres gestantes y recién nacidos durante la pandemia por COVID 19. Su finalidad es promover intervenciones beneficiosas para prevenir nuevos contagios, y la atención oportuna y adecuada de la gestante para evitar complicaciones graves y/o muertes, adecuándose a los distintos contextos en los que se proporciona atención médica. Los lineamientos se enmarcan en la mejor información científica y las recomendaciones disponibles hasta la fecha.

Keywords: COVID-19; Symptomatic expectant mothers; Symptomless expectant mothers; childbirth; lactation; newborn.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None

Figures

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Figure 1. Flow diagram to evaluated COVID-19 in an obstetric services
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Figura 1. Flujograma para evaluar COVID-19 en un servicio de obstetricia
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