Nursing Care Management of Pregnant Women in COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

After being identified for the first time in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has rapidly spread around the globe. The specific requirements of pregnant women should be taken into account when formulating treatment policies and developing responses to this ever-changing pandemic. Anaesthesiologists, obstetricians, neonatologists, nurses, critical care specialists, infectious disease specialists, and infection control specialists must all work together to care for pregnant women infected with COVID-19. The hospital’s operating rooms and labour rooms should be in their own wing, away from the rest of the facility. Both neuraxial labour analgesia and caesarean delivery drugs and equipment, as well as PPE, should be easily accessible in the operating room. Every member of staff needs to be familiar with the proper methods of gowning and disrobing, as well as the most up-to-date regulations for the safe disposal of biomedical waste. There needs to be a set of procedures in place for dealing with people who have been diagnosed with or are suspected of having COVID-19. In addition, it is important to ensure that routine labour and delivery and operating room procedures are practised using simulation technology.