Screening for COVID-19 at childbirth: is it effective?

D Ceulemans; I Thijs; A Schreurs; J Vercammen; L Lannoo; J Deprest; J Richter; L De Catte; R Devlieger

doi:10.1002/uog.22099

Screening for COVID-19 at childbirth: is it effective?

Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Jul;56(1):113-114. doi: 10.1002/uog.22099.

Authors

D Ceulemans^{1

2}, I Thijs³, A Schreurs⁴, J Vercammen⁵, L Lannoo^{1

2}, J Deprest^{1

2

6

7}, J Richter^{1

2}, L De Catte^{1

2}, R Devlieger^{1

2

8}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AZ Diest, Diest, Belgium.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Heilig Hartziekenhuis Mol, Mol, Belgium.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fetal Medicine Unit, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
⁷ Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK.
⁸ Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Fertility, Gasthuiszusters Antwerpen, Wilrijk, Belgium.

PMID: 32449230
DOI: 10.1002/uog.22099

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Letter
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MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
China
Coronavirus Infections*
Coronavirus*
Female
Humans
Pandemics*
Parturition
Pneumonia, Viral*
Pregnancy
SARS-CoV-2
United States