Points to note
1. Caesarean section should be performed by a senior obstetrician, in
order to minimize the likelihood of complications;
2. During the caesarean section, careful attention should be paid
achieving hemostasis, to prevent postpartum hemorrhage and risk of
challenging blood transfusion;
3. Biospecimen including vaginal secretions, umbilical blood, amniotic
fluid, placenta, neonatal throat swab should be collected during
delivery to determine the potential intrauterine vertical transmission
of COVID-19;
3. Following delivery, all surgical instruments should be labeled
”COVID-19”, and then stored, transported and sterilized in processes
separate from other instruments;
4. Medical and midwifery staff who participate in vaginal birth or
cesarean section of COVID-19 infected mothers should be followed up and
given body temperature monitoring. If any of the signs of infection
occur, including but not limited to fever, cough, fatigue, nasal
congestion, runny nose, diarrhea and other manifestations, potentially
affected staff should attend the fever clinic of a designated hospital
as soon as possible, in order that a definitive diagnosis be obtained.