Prenatal Invasive Procedures during the Peak of COVID-19 Pandemic

Prenatal Invasive Procedures during the Peak of COVID-19 Pandemic

The current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had an immense adverse effect on provision of routine healthcare services including maternity care. Prenatal invasive procedures are amongst the most affected due to their availability at limited centres, reallocation of health resources, restric...

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Main Authors: Chanchal Singh, Gazala Shahnaz, Seema Thakur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
coronavirus
high-risk pregnancy
prenatal diagnosis
Online Access:https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/14948/48374_CE[Ra1]_F[SK]_PF1(MG_SHU)_PN(KM).pdf
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spelling doaj-0e53b40f2f3947b3a3817c5bc18316752021-06-17T07:37:55ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2021-05-01155QI01QI0210.7860/JCDR/2021/48374.14948Prenatal Invasive Procedures during the Peak of COVID-19 PandemicChanchal Singh0Gazala Shahnaz1Seema Thakur2Senior Consultant, Department of Fetal Medicine, Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital, Delhi, India.Associate Consultant, Department of Fetal Medicine, Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital, Delhi, India.Senior Consultant, Departement of Medical Genetics and Fetal Medicine, Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital, Delhi, India.The current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had an immense adverse effect on provision of routine healthcare services including maternity care. Prenatal invasive procedures are amongst the most affected due to their availability at limited centres, reallocation of health resources, restricted mobility of individuals and the perceived ‘semi-elective’ nature of these procedures. However, these are essential procedures, even life-saving in cases of fetal anaemia, and time-sensitive especially considering the upper limit of legal age of medical termination of pregnancy in India. Data on COVID-19 is currently limited and the risk of vertical transmission is unknown. We present our experience of prenatal invasive procedure during April 2020 and May 2021, the peak months of COVID-19 and stringent lockdown.https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/14948/48374_CE[Ra1]_F[SK]_PF1(MG_SHU)_PN(KM).pdfcoronavirushigh-risk pregnancyprenatal diagnosis
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author Chanchal Singh
Gazala Shahnaz
Seema Thakur
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Seema Thakur
Prenatal Invasive Procedures during the Peak of COVID-19 Pandemic
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
coronavirus
high-risk pregnancy
prenatal diagnosis
author_facet Chanchal Singh
Gazala Shahnaz
Seema Thakur
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title Prenatal Invasive Procedures during the Peak of COVID-19 Pandemic
title_short Prenatal Invasive Procedures during the Peak of COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full Prenatal Invasive Procedures during the Peak of COVID-19 Pandemic
title_fullStr Prenatal Invasive Procedures during the Peak of COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Prenatal Invasive Procedures during the Peak of COVID-19 Pandemic
title_sort prenatal invasive procedures during the peak of covid-19 pandemic
publisher JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
series Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
issn 2249-782X
0973-709X
publishDate 2021-05-01
description The current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had an immense adverse effect on provision of routine healthcare services including maternity care. Prenatal invasive procedures are amongst the most affected due to their availability at limited centres, reallocation of health resources, restricted mobility of individuals and the perceived ‘semi-elective’ nature of these procedures. However, these are essential procedures, even life-saving in cases of fetal anaemia, and time-sensitive especially considering the upper limit of legal age of medical termination of pregnancy in India. Data on COVID-19 is currently limited and the risk of vertical transmission is unknown. We present our experience of prenatal invasive procedure during April 2020 and May 2021, the peak months of COVID-19 and stringent lockdown.
topic coronavirus
high-risk pregnancy
prenatal diagnosis
url https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/14948/48374_CE[Ra1]_F[SK]_PF1(MG_SHU)_PN(KM).pdf
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