Open AccessA Framework for Protecting Pregnant Women in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Deepa Dongarwar,
Veronica Ajewole,
Kiydra Harris,
Emmanuella Oduguwa,
Theresa U. Ofili,
Collins Onyenaka,
S. Mahendra Arnold,
Jorhn Broussard,
Joan Ishioye,
Jasmine Marshal,
Jamila Mayoya,
Danchau Le,
M. A. Fadel,
Omonike A. Olaleye,
Hamisu M. Salihu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of mch and aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2161-8674
pISSN - 2161-864X
DOI - 10.21106/ijma.419
Subject(s) - pandemic , license , covid-19 , population , medicine , economic growth , public relations , disease , environmental health , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , economics , pathology
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, highlighted and compounded problems while posing new challenges for the pregnant population. Although individual organizations have provided disparate information, guidance, and updates on managing the pregnant population during the current COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to develop a collective model that highlights all the best practices needed to protect the pregnant population during the pandemic. To establish a standard for ensuring safety during the pandemic, we present a framework that describes best practices for the management of the pregnant population during the ongoing COVID-19pandemic. Copyright © 2021 Dongarwar, et al. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in this journal, is properly cited.