key: cord-0846325-spijpj38 authors: Papari, Ioanna title: Basic tips for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-09-04 journal: Eur J Midwifery DOI: 10.18332/ejm/125723 sha: 0c7efcf95f3e81d63ae8d7fc3d717c870fa14522 doc_id: 846325 cord_uid: spijpj38 nan Any data that we have had so far concerning the transmission of COVID-19 during pregnancy are limited. According to the existing data, pregnant women do not seem to be more vulnerable to the virus than any other members of the population. However, pregnant women who suffer from other diseases, at the same time, run a higher risk to suffer from the virus than anyone else with the same diseases 1 . We emphasize that in case a pregnant woman has a cough, temperature, and respiratory distress, she should stay home and should not be transferred to any medical care facility unless telephone contact has been made with either a doctor or a midwife, so that she will avoid standing in crowded queues. Taking into consideration any other possible reasons for the symptoms she has during pregnancy as well as in the case of a deterioration of the symptoms, a pregnant woman should get in touch with a doctor or a midwife. In any case, a pregnant woman whether she is considered an unconfirmed or confirmed case should follow her doctor's or midwife's guidelines so as to ensure both her own and her baby's good health condition [2] [3] [4] [5] . In order to protect themselves, it is advisable that pregnant women should 4 : • Follow the guidelines provided by authorities 3 • Get informed about COVID-19 from reliable sources 3 • Remain physically active so that they can ensure their physical healthcare 3 • Contact their midwife or doctor to acquire guidelines concerning any possible changes in their scheduled appointments as well as their delivery plan, including the women who have suffered from COVID-19 3,5,6 • Have been supplied with the basic medicine and medical equipment to relieve temperature. In case they take any prescribed medicine, they should have an adequate stock of it 3,5 • Remain socially active. They should meet their family, their friends and medical staff and they should be prepared in case COVID-19 spreads in their area or in case they suffered 3 • Take thorough care of their personal sanitary condition 3,5,6 . Research is still in progress and the data are continuously changing and being enriched. The global medical society is working consistently so that an effective medicine can be found to treat the symptoms and a vaccine is found so that, globally, humanity will manage to return to normal life as soon as possible 7 . Investigation on demands for antenatal care services among 2 002 pregnant women during the epidemic of COVID-19 in Shanghai European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Know, prepare, proteck: Information on Covid-19 for pregnant women Respectful midwifery care during the COVID-19 pandemic Preventive measures and management of COVID-19 in pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists. Coronavirus inflection and pregnancy: Information for pregnant women and their families Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): current status and future perspectives Ioanna Papari 1 The author has completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none was reported. There was no source of funding for this research.PROVENANCE AND PEER REVIEW Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.