Update to Perinatal-Neonatal Management of COVID-19 Guidelines

Sindhu Sivanandan; Deepak Chawla; Praveen Kumar; National Neonatology Forum of India (NNF), Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), and Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)

doi:10.1007/s13312-022-2423-7

Update to Perinatal-Neonatal Management of COVID-19 Guidelines

Indian Pediatr. 2022 Jan 15;59(1):63-66. doi: 10.1007/s13312-022-2423-7. Epub 2021 Nov 22.

Authors

Sindhu Sivanandan¹, Deepak Chawla², Praveen Kumar³; National Neonatology Forum of India (NNF), Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), and Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neonatology, JIPMER, Puducherry.
² Department of Neonatology GMCH, Chandigarh.
³ Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh. Correspondence to:Dr Praveen Kumar, Professor, Department of Pediatrics,PGIMER, Chandigarh. drpkumarpgi@gmail.com.

Abstract

The guidelines for diagnosing and managing perinatal SARS-CoV-2 infection for the Indian context were last updated in May 2020. Newer evidence, the evolution of the pandemic, and its significant impact on mother-infant dyads led us to review and revise the guideline. This article summarizes the salient changes inthe perinatal-neonatal management of COVID-19.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Pandemics
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / drug therapy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2