2020, Cilt 7, Sayı 0, Sayfa(lar) 025-033
COVID-19 Infection Management in Perinatal Period: Recommendations to Healthcare Professionals
Çiğdem YÜCEL1, Gülten KOÇ2
1Dr. Öğretim Üyesi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Doğum ve Kadın Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye
2Doç. Dr., Hacettepe Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Doğum ve Kadın Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye
Keywords: Care, coronavirus, labor, postpartum period, pregnancy

The COVID-19 infection, which started in China in December and spread to the world in a short time, caused a crisis in all countries. This epidemic affects individual of all ages at different levels, as well as affecting the health of the mother and newborn during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum period. Although there are studies on the effects of COVID-19 infection on pregnant women, fetus and newborn, the findings are still insufficient. In this review article, studies examining the effects of COVID-19 on mother and fetus/newborn in the perinatal period and the guidelines published by international organizations are reviewed; suggestions that are thought to be guiding the healthcare providers regarding the management of antepartum, delivery and postpartum period, and the problems experienced by the healthcare workers in the perinatal team and solutions for these problems are presented.