Delivery room and infection protection
1. Delivery should take place on a negative pressure isolation ward
[3];
2. If a negative pressure isolation ward is unavailable, then an
infection isolation ward or infection isolation surgery room should be
used for delivery. A regular delivery room should not be used;
3. Unnecessary items should be removed from the delivery room, and the
number of medical and other attending staff minimized (2-3 skilled
obstetricians and midwives/nurses are sufficient);
4. Strict infection protection for all attending staff must be adhered
to throughout the entire delivery process, including vaginal
examinations, artificial rupture of fetal membranes, etc. This entails
the use of disposable hats and protective clothing, shoe covers, N95
masks, goggles/face shields and two-layer gloves which can cover the
sleeves of protective clothing. Hands should be washed in strict
accordance with the Seven-steps Hand Washing Method and then disinfected
by the use of alcohol or hydrogen peroxide disinfection liquid [8];
6. Patients with non-general anesthesia should wear surgical masks
during delivery.