An Uncomplicated Delivery in a Patient with Covid-19 in the United States

The peripartum care of a woman with Covid-19 at 39 weeks of gestation is described. The woman and the neonate were discharged home on hospital day 6. Care was taken to avoid infecting hospital staff, and 7 days after the delivery, no caregivers appeared to be infected.

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Published in:New England Journal of Medicine 2020-04
Main Authors: Iqbal, Sara N, Overcash, Rachael, Mokhtari, Neggin, Haleema Saeed, Gold, Stacey, Auguste, Tamika, Muhammad-Usman Mirza, Maria-Elena Ruiz, Chahine, Joeffrey J, Waga, Masashi, Wortmann, Glenn
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Language:English
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Summary:The peripartum care of a woman with Covid-19 at 39 weeks of gestation is described. The woman and the neonate were discharged home on hospital day 6. Care was taken to avoid infecting hospital staff, and 7 days after the delivery, no caregivers appeared to be infected.
DOI:10.1056/NEJMc2007605