Episode 061: Coronavirus and Pregnancy
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about COVID-19 and pregnancy. Learn what we know now as far as risks and transmission in pregnancy. Important information for those trying to get pregnant, undergoing fertility treatments, or already pregnant.
Show notes:
Wash your hands, socially distance, be responsible.
Pregnancy is high risk for Coronavirus.
No first trimester data.
No current evidence of maternal-fetal transmission.
May be associated with poor outcomes with fever: miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm labor.
Negative in breastmilk and amniotic fluid thus far.
Up to date as of March 13, 2020.
Additional information can be obtained at:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-guidance-management-patients.htm
https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-issues/novel-coronavirus-covid-19
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/testing-in-us.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/pregnant-women.html
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2003717?query=RP
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