SARS-CoV-2 in Pregnancy, Birth and Puerperium. Guideline of the DGGG and DGPM (S2k-Level, AWMF Registry Number 015/092, March 2022)

. 2023 Mar 9;83(5):517–546. doi: 10.1055/a-2003-5983

Consensus-based recommendation 4.E18
Maternal monitoring of a pregnant woman who is seriously ill with COVID-19 is decisive for the prognosis of the fetus. Monitoring must be stepped up if there are signs that the motherʼs condition is worsening (she may imminently require artificial respiration or ECMO). Acute respiratory decompensation must be expected and measures to promptly deliver the unborn child must be discussed.

Consensus-based recommendation 4.E18

Expert consensus

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Maternal monitoring of a pregnant woman who is seriously ill with COVID-19 is decisive for the prognosis of the fetus. Monitoring must be stepped up if there are signs that the motherʼs condition is worsening (she may imminently require artificial respiration or ECMO). Acute respiratory decompensation must be expected and measures to promptly deliver the unborn child must be discussed.