Table 4.
Key COVID-19 guidelines for prenatal care and ultrasound.
| Organization | Publication |
|---|---|
| ACOG | COVID-19 FAQs for Obstetricians-Gynecologists, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); https://www.acog.org/en/clinical-information/physician-faqs/COVID19-FAQs-for-Ob-Gyns-Gynecology |
| AIUM | Guidelines for cleaning and preparing external- and internal-use ultrasound transducers and equipment between patients as well as safe handling and use of ultrasound coupling gel. Updated resource includes a section specifically on COVID-19. American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM); https://www.aium.org/officialStatements/57 Patient and ultrasound provider protection quick guide, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM); https://aium.s3.amazonaws.com/covid19/Covid19_Quick_Guide_PUPP.pdf |
| IFMSS | Deprest J, Choolani M, Chervenak F, et al. Fetal diagnosis and therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guidance on behalf of the International Fetal Medicine & Surgery Society (IFMSS). Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy; doi: 10.1159/000,508,254 |
| ISUOG | International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) Safety Committee Position Statement: safe performance of obstetric and gynecological scans and equipment cleaning in the context of COVID-19; https://www.isuog.org/resource/isuog-safety-committee-position-statement-safe-performance-of-obstetric-and-gynecological-scans-and-equipment-cleaning-in-the-context-of-covid-19.html |
| NAFTNet | Bahtiyar MO, Baschat A, Deprest J, et al. Fetal interventions in the setting of COVID-19 pandemic: statement from the North American Fetal Therapy Network (NAFTNet). Am J Obstet Gynecol; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.04.025 |
| SCoR, RCM, RCOG, BMUS | Society & College of Radiographers (SCoR), Royal College of Midwives (RCM), Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS). Obstetric ultrasound examinations during the COVID-19 pandemic; https://www.sor.org/sites/default/files/document-versions/obstetric_ultrasound_examinations_dug_the_covid-19_pandemic_1.pdf |
| SMFM | COVID-19 Resources from the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SFMFM); https://www.smfm.org/covid19 |
| SOGC | Elwood C, Boucoiran I, VanSchalkwyk J, Money D, Yudin M, Poliquin V, on behalf of the Infectious Disease Community of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC). Updated SOGC Committee Opinion – COVID-19 in Pregnancy https://www.sogc.org/en/content/featured-news/Updated-SOGC-Committee-Opinion__COVID-19-in-Pregnancy.aspx |