Preparing an obstetric unit in the heart of the epidemic strike of COVID-19: quick reorganization tips

Federica Capannaa Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Genève, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0782-5104

Ahmad Haydara Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Genève, Switzerland

Catherine McCareya Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Genève, Switzerland

Enrico Bernini Carrib President of European Centre for Disaster Medicine, Council of Europe (CEMEC), San Marino

Jose’ Bartha Raseroc Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital “La Paz” Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Valentina Tsibizovad Almazov National Medical Research Centre, St Petersburg, Russia

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5888-0774

Hanns Helmere Division of Obstetrics and Feto-Maternal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Alexander Makatsaryaf Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IM Sechenov First State University, Moscow, Russia

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7415-4633

Gian Carlo Di Renzog Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre of Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

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Abstract

COVID-19 is placing considerable strain on healthcare systems. Disaster and military medicine specialists were involved in the outbreak in Italy, after many units were overwhelmed. Health providers were caught off guard and personnel was unprepared to face this unprecedented threat. Local decisions accelerated the rate of the spread. Many countries declared a state of emergency and lockdown to contain the exponential transmission of the disease. The purpose of this review is to suggest quick key points of strategies to implement in obstetric units without delay to respond to the oncoming wave, based on experience and feedback from the field. It is essential in an emergency situation to understand what is at stake and prepare maternity wards in the best possible way.

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