A guide for physiotherapeutic care during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period during the COVID-19 pandemic

Affiliations

¹ Physical Therapy Department, University of Pernambuco (UPE), Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
² Physical Therapy Department, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
³ Department of Human Movement Sciences, State University of Pará (c), Belém, PA, Brazil.
⁴ Center for Integral Attention to Women's Health (CAISM), State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
⁵ Department of Physiotherapy, Santa Cecilia University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
⁶ Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
⁷ Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.

Ana Carolina Rodarti Pitangui et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022 Mar.

. 2022 Mar;156(3):573-577.

doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14010. Epub 2021 Nov 13.

¹ Physical Therapy Department, University of Pernambuco (UPE), Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
² Physical Therapy Department, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
³ Department of Human Movement Sciences, State University of Pará (c), Belém, PA, Brazil.
⁴ Center for Integral Attention to Women's Health (CAISM), State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
⁵ Department of Physiotherapy, Santa Cecilia University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
⁶ Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
⁷ Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; labor; obstetrics; pandemic; pelvic floor; physiotherapy; rehabilitation; telehealth; women's health.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest.

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