ISUOG Interim Guidance on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during pregnancy and puerperium: information for healthcare professionals - an update.

In response to the World Health Organization (WHO) statements and international concerns regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) is issuing the following guidance for management during pregnancy and puerperium. The epidemics of the two -coronaviruses, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), have caused more than 10 000 cumulative cases in the past two decades, with mortality rates of 10% for SARS-CoV and 37% for MERS-CoV[[5], [7]]. Breslin I et al i .[18] observed similar COVID-19 severity in pregnant patients (86.0% mild disease, 9.3% severe disease and 4.7% critical disease) to that reported in non-pregnant patients[16]. Because of the logistics involved in performing a CT scan on critically ill patients, and the need for thorough cleaning of the CT unit after imaging a COVID-19 patient, a portable chest X-ray is an acceptable alternative to a CT scan. When concern is raised about a potential COVID-19 patient, i.e. due to symptoms and/or TOCC risk factors, a surgical facemask should be put on the patient and she should be separated from other patients, preferably in an isolated COVID-19 unit. [Extracted from the article]