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cord-318852-gouz6tth	Lee, J.S.E.	Considerations and strategies in the organisation of obstetric anaesthesia care during the 2019 COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore	2020-04-20		.txt	text/plain	2066	120	41	It is in this context that local health authorities mandated that healthcare staff performing aerosol-generating procedures (AGP) such as tracheal intubation and extubation, bag-mask ventilation, orogastric tube insertion and bronchoscopy, don full personal protective equipment (PPE) regardless of risk status. Management in the labour ward 'High infection-risk' parturients are placed in negative pressure ( -2.5 Pa) rooms and are asked to wear a surgical mask. When possible, we prefer to proceed with caesarean delivery in the 'high infection-risk' patient only after she has been de-isolated or has tested 'negative' for COVID-19 from the first nasopharyngeal swab. Highlights Identifying 'high-infection risk' parturients is challenging in the COVID-19 outbreak A multidisciplinary approach is required to provide obstetric anaesthesia services Protocols for labour analgesia and caesarean delivery allow safe provision of care Infection control resource management allows for the allocation of finite resources Organisational changes are	./cache/cord-318852-gouz6tth.txt	./txt/cord-318852-gouz6tth.txt