Resumen

ORTIZ, Edgar Iván; HERRERA, Enrique  y  DE LA TORRE, Alejandro. Coronavirus (COVID 19) Infection in Pregnancy. Colomb. Med. [online]. 2020, vol.51, n.2, e4271.  Epub 18-Abr-2020. ISSN 1657-9534.  https://doi.org/10.25100/cm.v51i2.4271.

Coronavirus illness 2019 (COVID-19) is an airways infection caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) which has been quickly disseminated all over the world, affecting to the general population including women in pregnancy time. As being a recent infection, the evidence that supports the best practices for the management of the infection during pregnancy is limited, and most of the questions have not been completely solved yet.

This publication offers general guidelines focused on decision-making people, managers, and health’s teams related to pregnant women attention and newborn babies during COVID-19 pandemic. Its purpose is to promote useful interventions to prevent new infections as well as prompt and adequate attention to avoid serious complications or deaths, trying to be adapted to the different contexts in which attention to expectant mothers is provided. Guidelines are set within a well-scientific evidence and available recommendations up to date.

Palabras clave : COVID-19; Symptomless expectant mothers; Symptomatic expectant mothers; childbirth; newborn; lactation.

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