COVID-19 in Pregnancy: ObGyn Explains (August Update)

Dr. Danielle Jones, board certified ObGyn, discusses COVID-19 in pregnancy. This update covers maternal illness, pregnancy complications, miscarriage, stillbirth, separation vs rooming in if you are COVID+ at birth, vertical transmission, trying to conceive, and much more. The data we have right now is still limited, but we do our best to answer some of the most commonly asked questions. The fetal risks seems to be an unknown, although we aren’t seeing malformations related to SARS-CoV-2 right now.

GENERAL RESOURCES:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.

Mental Health
http://www.nationalperinatal.org/mental_health
https://thrivenyc.cityofnewyork.us/mental_health_support_while_home

Online Therapy (I have no affiliation with these sites)
https://www.talkspace.com/
https://www.betterhelp.com/

CDC GUIDANCE (SEE SECTION ON MATERNAL/NEONATAL CONTACT): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/caring-for-newborns.html

WHO GUIDANCE:
https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/breastfeeding-and-covid-19

AAP (Updated) GUIDANCE:
https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/clinical-guidance/faqs-management-of-infants-born-to-covid-19-mothers/

ACOG Patient Resources: https://www.acog.org/patient-resources/faqs/pregnancy/coronavirus-pregnancy-and-breastfeeding#How%20does%20COVID19%20affect%20pregnant%20women

CDC COVID-19 In Pregnancy General Info:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/special-populations/pregnancy-data-on-covid-19.html

PRIMARY LITERATURE:

Two publications (one French, one from a CDC Review) indicating increased rates of ICU admission in pregnancy:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-2144_article
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-2144_article

3 Publications Refuting Increased Rates of ICU Admission:
Scandinavian Systematic Review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7262097/
Lancet Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2589-5370%2820%2930190-5
American Journal of ObGyn – ICU Admissions Preg vs Non-Preg: https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(20)30528-7/fulltext

Vertical Transmission Confirmation: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-17436-6

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