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AUTHOR(S) Ronda F. Greaves; James Pitt; Candice McGregor
A COVID-19 pandemic business continuity plan (BCP) was rapidly developed to protect the Victorian newborn screening (NBS) program. Here, we present the outcomes of our COVID-19 BCP and its impact on the Victorian NBS laboratory service. Change management principles were used to develop a BCP that included mapping of NBS processes against staff resources, triaging priorities, technology solutions, supply chain continuity, gap analysis, and supporting maternity service providers. The effect was assessed quantitatively by review of key performance indicator data and qualitatively from staff feedback.
AUTHOR(S) Bethany Kotlar; Emily Gerson; Sophia Petrillo (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Cristina Fernandez Turienzo; Mary Newburn; Agnes Agyepong Agyepong (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Forough Mortazavi; Maryam Mehrabadi ; Roya Kiaee Tabar
COVID-19 caused some worries among pregnant women. Worries during pregnancy can affect women’s well-being. We investigated worry and well-being and associated factors among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 484 pregnant women using an online questionnaire. Sampling was performed in a period between May 5 and Aug 5, 2020. Inclusion criteria were having a single healthy fetus and having no significant psychological disorder.
AUTHOR(S) Rachel Ollivier; Megan Aston; Sheri Price (et al.)
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented situation for new parents, with public health orders greatly affecting daily life as well as various aspects of parenting and new parent wellbeing. To understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mothers/parents across Nova Scotia who are caring for a child 0-12 months of age. This study utilized an online qualitative survey to collect data. Feminist poststructuralism and discourse analysis guided the analysis and discussion.
Public health responses often lack the infrastructure to capture the impact of public health emergencies on pregnant women and infants, with limited mechanisms for linking pregnant women with their infants nationally to monitor long-term effects. In 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in close collaboration with state, local, and territorial health departments, began a 5-year initiative to establish population-based mother–baby linked longitudinal surveillance, the Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network (SET-NET). The objective of this report is to describe an expanded surveillance approach that leverages and modernizes existing surveillance systems to address the impact of emerging health threats during pregnancy on pregnant women and their infants.
AUTHOR(S) Laura N. Haiek; Michelle LeDrew; Christiane Charette (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Alexandra Rhodes; Sara Kheireddine; Andrea D. Smith
AUTHOR(S) Alain Rodrigue Tchimtchoua Tamo
AUTHOR(S) Navneet Kaur Manchanda
AUTHOR(S) Jennifer Prince Kingsley; Paul Kingsley Vijay; Jacob Kumaresan (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Somaya H. Malkawi; Khader Almhdawi; Alaa F. Jaber (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Kate R. Woodworth; Emily O’Malley Olsen; Varsha Neelam (et al.)
Pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection are at increased risk for severe illness compared with nonpregnant women. Adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth and pregnancy loss have been reported. Among 3,912 infants with known gestational age born to women with SARS-CoV-2 infection, 12.9% were preterm (<37 weeks), higher than a national estimate of 10.2%. Among 610 (21.3%) infants with testing results, 2.6% had positive SARS-CoV-2 results, primarily those born to women with infection at delivery. These findings can inform clinical practice, public health practice, and policy. It is important that providers counsel pregnant women on measures to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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