Post Publication Independent Review of

"Guidelines for pregnant women with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection"

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Post Publication Independent Review of "Guidelines for pregnant women with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection"


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Post Publication Independent Review of

Guidelines for pregnant women with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection

Guillaume Favre, Léo Pomar, Xiaolong Qi, Karin Nielsen-Saines, Didier Musso, David Baud

Published: March 03, 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30157-2

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS14733099(20)30157-2/fulltext#sec1


Review Comments:

Quote "Consequences of infection with SARS-CoV-2 for pregnancies are uncertain, with no evidence so far of severe outcomes for mothers and infants; however, the possibility should be considered.4 The recent experience with Zika virus suggests that when a new pathogen emerges, the health-care community should be prepared for the worst-case scenario.5 Therefore, recommendations for management of pregnant women at risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection are urgently needed. To this end, we propose a detailed management algorithm for health-care providers (appendix)." End of Quote.

Appendix/Supplementary Material provided for this paper (link given below), provides a flow chart for suggested Guidelines for treating pregnant women with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection

https://www.thelancet.com/cms/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30157-2/attachment/43fed2cd-623a-495a-a16c-691355138a81/mmc1.pdf


An algorithm for healthcare management of pregnant women is suggested by the authors as below.

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1. any pregnant woman who has travelled in a country affected by SARS-CoV-2 within the previous 14 days or who has had close contact with a patient with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection should be tested with a SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification test,6 even if asymptomatic

2. Pregnant women with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection who are asymptomatic should be self-monitored at home for clinical features of COVID-19 for at least 14 days.

3. These patients and those recovering from mild illness should be monitored with bimonthly fetal growth ultrasounds and Doppler assessments because of the potential risk for intrauterine growth restriction.

4. Pregnant women with COVID-19 pneumonia should be managed by a multidisciplinary team at a tertiary care centre.

5. When quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment criteria are met, the patient should be transferred to an intensive care unit.

6. For pregnant women with confirmed infection, the choice of delivery timing should be individualised depending on the week of gestation and maternal, fetal, and delivery conditions.

7. Whenever possible, vaginal delivery via induction of labour, with eventual instrumental delivery to avoid maternal exhaustion, should be favoured to avoid unnecessary surgical complications in an already sick patient.

8. Septic shock, acute organ failure, or fetal distress should prompt emergency cesarean delivery (or termination if legal before fetal viability).

9. Newborns of mothers positive for SARS-CoV-2 should be isolated for at least 14 days or until viral shedding clears, during which time direct breastfeeding is not recommended.

10. These recommendations should be adapted to local health-care facilities, as well as in response to any further updates on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19."

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The above recommendations may help to assist healthcare providers, pregnant women, patients and the society in suggesting/taking informed decisions, planning/implementing healthcare protocols and processes for the good of the mother and the baby.

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