Expert consensus for managing pregnant women and neonates born to mothers with suspected or confirmed novel coronavirus (<scp>COVID</scp>‐19) infection
Dunjin Chen, Huixia Yang, Yun Cao, Weiwei Cheng, Tao Duan, Cuifang Fan, Shangrong Fan, Ling Feng, Yuanmei Gao, Fang He, Jing He, Yali Hu, Yi Jiang, Yimin Li, Jiafu Li, Xiaotian Li, Xuelan Li, Kangguang Lin, Caixia Liu, Juntao Liu, Xinghui Liu, Xingfei Pan, Qiumei Pang, Meihua Pu, Hongbo Qi, Chunyan Shi, Yu Sun, Jingxia Sun, Xietong Wang, Yichun Wang, Zilian Wang, Zhijian Wang, Chen Wang, Suqiu Wu, Hong Xin, Jianying Yan, Yangyu Zhao, Jun Zheng, Yi‐Hua Zhou, Li Zou, Yingchun Zeng, Yuanzhen Zhang, Xiaoming Guan
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To provide clinical management guidelines for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in pregnancy. METHODS: On February 5, 2020, a multidisciplinary teleconference comprising Chinese physicians and researchers was held and medical management strategies of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy were discussed. RESULTS: Ten key recommendations were provided for the management of COVID-19 infections in pregnancy. CONCLUSION: Currently, there is no clear evidence regarding optimal delivery timing, the safety of vaginal delivery, or whether cesarean delivery prevents vertical transmission at the time of delivery; therefore, route of delivery and delivery timing should be individualized based on obstetrical indications and maternal-fetal status.