Management of COVID-19 Infection During Pregnancy, Labor, and Puerperium

This chapter describes the management of pregnant women infected with COVID-19. Management includes measures taken for prevention of infection and the currently available vaccines and possibility of their use during pregnancy. Special care of women during delivery including monitoring and treatment place and plan of treatment is discussed in details. Vaginal delivery measures were discussed including the proper analgesia. Special precautions during cesarean delivery including the anesthetic considerations were discussed. The management of the parturient in her postpartum period and care of the newborn were explained. Current evidences regarding breastfeeding and mother neonatal contact were discussed in detail. All the current available guidelines for management of COVID-19 pregnant patients with different disease severity starting from asymptomatic and passing through those with mild, moderate, and severe disease and reaching the management of critically ill patients were explained.