Adaptation of labor and delivery to COVID-19.

Am J Disaster Med

Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Division Chief of Obstetric Anesthesiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Chief Safety Officer, Anesthesiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland.

Published: August 2020

As the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) escalates globally, and no end in sight, we describe an approach for adapting swiftly to the increasing number of COVID-19 parturients admitted into labor and delivery unit. The adaptability includes physical layout, triaging, quick testing, isolating confirmed parturients, access to designated intensive care units, facilitating emergent cesarean deliveries, and educating health care personnel. It is vital that other healthy parturi-ents and healthcare providers must be protected from COVID-19. It is encouraged that institutions exchange and dis-seminate information to succeed in the global fight against this dreaded pandemic.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2020.0359DOI Listing

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