Caring for Pregnant Patients with COVID-19: Practical Tips Getting from Policy to Practice
Am J Perinatol DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1710539Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic with most American cases in New York. As an institution residing in a high-prevalence zip code, with over 8,000 births annually, we have cared for over 80 COVID-19-infected pregnant women, and have encountered many challenges in applying new national standards for care. In this article, we review how to change outpatient and inpatient practices, develop, and disseminate new hospital protocols, and we highlight the psychosocial challenges for pregnant patients and their providers.
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Source: American Journal of Perinatology - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: London, Viktoriya McLaren, Rodney Stein, Janet Atallah, Fouad Fisher, Nelli Haberman, Shoshana McCalla, Sandra Minkoff, Howard Tags: Clinical Opinion Source Type: research
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