In the face of the continuous outbreak of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19, or the translation of 2019 new coronavirus disease, referred to as Wuhan pneumonia), during this wave of epidemics, everyone is full of doubts about whether it is possible to go to the hospital for prenatal examination. How to perform obstetric examination for pregnant mothers, and what are the precautions for newborns? The obstetrics and gynecologist provides professional answers in simple language with three major QAs. Dr. Wang Duosheng, director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Enzhugong Hospital, said that during the epidemic, it is even more necessary to carry out examinations as scheduled.
Pregnant women are a group susceptible to new coronavirus infection. During the epidemic, regular prenatal examinations should be carried out, and fetal movements should be closely monitored. If there are complications or complications during pregnancy, the raster to vector conversion number of obstetric examinations should be appropriately increased. At the same time, the hospital has complete epidemic prevention measures, reminding everyone to wear a surgical mask when entering and leaving the hospital, wash hands frequently, change clothes and shower immediately after returning home, and take good personal hygiene to protect yourself.
Will Wuhan pneumonia pass through the placenta? Will mother and child be vertically infected? According to a report published in the medical journal "The Lancet" in February 2020, the admission symptoms and neonatal status of 9 patients in the third trimester of pregnancy who were infected with the new coronavirus were recorded. The research team collected amniotic fluid, umbilical cord blood, neonatal oropharyngeal epidermal cells, and breast milk during delivery, and no new coronavirus was found. However, the mother was a confirmed patient of the new coronavirus in 2 cases of neonatal new coronavirus confirmed in Wuhan Children's Hospital on February 5. Therefore, experts speculate that there may be a vertical transmission route of mother-to-child infection.