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• ICMR released The Guidance for Management of Pregnant Women in COVID-19 Pandemic.
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• It is possible for a pregnant woman who is positive for COVID-19 to pass on the virus to her child.
• With regard to vertical transmission (transmission from mother to baby antenatally [before birth] or intrapartum [during labor]), emerging evidence now suggests that vertical transmission is probable.
• ICMR has laid down norms both for the care of the mother and the child in such instances.
• Facilities should consider temporarily separating (e.g. separate rooms) the mother who has confirmed COVID-19 or is a PUI (a person under investigation) from her baby until the mother’s transmission-based precautions are discontinued.
• The guidelines also call for the use of personal protective equipment for hospital staff, especially at the time of delivery.
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