Perinatal News: CDC Interim Considerations for Infection Prevention & Control of COVID-19

From CDC's Division of Reproductive Health

February 25, 2020

Interim Considerations for Infection Prevention and Control of COVID-19

in Inpatient Obstetric Healthcare Settings 

CDC recently released its Interim Considerations for Infection Prevention and Control of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Inpatient Obstetric Healthcare Settings: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/inpatient-obstetric-healthcare-guidance.html?deliveryName=USCDC_946-DM20867

These infection prevention and control considerations are for healthcare facilities providing inpatient obstetric care for pregnant patients with confirmed COVID-19 or pregnant persons under investigation (PUI) in inpatient obstetric healthcare settings including obstetrical triage, labor and delivery, recovery and inpatient postpartum settings.

 

Learn more about COVID-19 @:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/index.html?deliveryName=USCDC_946-DM20867