Outpatient care for pregnant and puerperal women during the COVID-19 pandemic

Key-points

• The COVID-19 pandemic remains a rapidly evolving situation, and as new research and data become available, clinical care recommendations should be refined to reflect the most current information.

• Importance of maintaining outpatient care for pregnant and postpartum women during the pandemic period due to the new coronavirus

• Provide care so that consultations do not become a place of risk for contamination of users and health professionals. This care must involve the physical space, use of PPE, guidance from professionals and pregnant and postpartum women

• Importance of vaccination of pregnant women for influenza, thus facilitating the differential diagnosis of respiratory syndromes

• Provide strategies for health education in prenatal care and postpartum care using new technologies

• The more expanded the testing for COVID-19, the more it provides protection for professionals and patients

The National Specialty Commission for Prenatal Care of the Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations (FEBRASGO) endorses to this document. The content production is based on scientific studies on a thematic proposal and the findings presented contribute to clinical practice.

Publication History

Article published online:
29 September 2020

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