Managing an obstetrics and gynaecology department in time of COVID pandemic: safety and efficacy first at Foch hospital

Ruba Murtada; Marie Carbonnel; Aurélie Revaux; Dominique de Ziegler; Jean Marc Ayoubi

doi:10.1080/13625187.2020.1774869

Managing an obstetrics and gynaecology department in time of COVID pandemic: safety and efficacy first at Foch hospital

Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2020 Aug;25(4):321-322. doi: 10.1080/13625187.2020.1774869. Epub 2020 Jul 13.

Authors

Ruba Murtada¹, Marie Carbonnel¹, Aurélie Revaux¹, Dominique de Ziegler¹, Jean Marc Ayoubi¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ob Gyn and Reproductive Medicine, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France.

PMID: 32658598
DOI: 10.1080/13625187.2020.1774869

Abstract

Obstetrics and Gynecology department in France were not ready for the outbreak of the COVID pandemic, but ingenuity and dedication of personnel allowed to perform safely and avoid nocomial transmission of COVID.

Keywords: COVID; Ob Gyn; pandemic.

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / transmission*
Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control*
Female
France
Hospitals
Humans
Infection Control / organization & administration*
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital / organization & administration*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / prevention & control*
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology
SARS-CoV-2