id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-345806-3ghtpji4 Boelig, Rupsa C. Obstetric Protocols in the Setting of a Pandemic 2020-07-24 .txt text/plain 2912 154 41 The purpose of this article is to review key areas that should be considered and modified in our obstetric protocols, specifically: 1) Patient triage, 2) Labor and delivery unit policies, 3) Special considerations for personal protective equipment (PPE) needs in obstetrics, 4) Intrapartum management, and 5) Postpartum care The purpose of this article is to review key areas that should be considered and modified in our obstetric protocols, specifically: 1) Patient triage, 2) Labor and delivery unit policies, 3) Special considerations for personal protective equipment (PPE) needs in obstetrics, 4) Intrapartum management, and 5) Postpartum care If patients cannot be appropriately isolated on labor and delivery unit, there need to be contingency plans for isolation off of the unit while still providing maternal and fetal monitoring and care. Labor unit leaders should work closely with hospital administration, nursing, anesthesia, neonatalogy/pediatrics, infectious disease, and critical care medicine to best address the unique needs and challenges of labor and delivery in the setting of particular pathogens. ./cache/cord-345806-3ghtpji4.txt ./txt/cord-345806-3ghtpji4.txt