Table 1.

Recommendations for Pregnancy and Childbearing Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic From Clinical and Public Health Organizations

Organization	Website	Summary of Recommendations
American Academy of Pediatrics	https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/#ClinicalGuidance	•Family presence policies for pediatric inpatient settings •Pediatric telehealth guidance •Newborn care of infants whose mothers have COVID-19 •Newborn screening •Breastfeeding of infants who mothers have COVID-19
American College of Nurse-Midwives	https://www.midwife.org/responding-to-covid-19	•Perinatal care of mothers and infants with COVID-19 •Telehealth for pregnancy services •Guidance for pregnant health care providers •Conserving personal protective equipment in perinatal settings
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists	https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-advisory/articles/2020/03/novel-coronavirus-2019	•Algorithm for the care of pregnant women with COVID-19 (available in Spanish and English)
American Pregnancy Association	https://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-concerns/coronavirus-pregnancy-what-moms-need-to-know/	•COVID-19 and pregnancy Q&A for patients
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs	http://www.amchp.org/covid-19/Pages/default.aspx	•Bereavement and grieving during COVID-19 •COVID-19 information for tribal communities •COVID-19 information for rural communities
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses	https://awhonn.org/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/covid19-practice-guidance/	•Shared decision making during COVID-19 •Postpartum education •Personal protective equipment during the second stage of labor •Pandemic self-care •Intimate partner violence and COVID-19 •Nursing and doula support during labor
Canadian Paediatric Society	https://www.cps.ca/en/tools-outils/covid-19-information-and-resources-for-paediatricians	•Emerging research on child health and COVID-19 •NICU care for infants of mothers with COVID-19 •Positive parenting •Mental health resources for children
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/inpatient-obstetric-healthcare-guidance.html	•Guidance for the clinical care of pregnant women (prehospital, hospital, newborn care, breastfeeding, discharge)
Maternal & Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration	https://mchb.hrsa.gov/coronavirus-frequently-asked-questions	•Home visiting during COVID-19
Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance	https://www.mmhla.org/covid-19/	•Current research on pregnancy and COVID-19 •Coping with mental illness during COVID-19 •Postpartum mental health resources
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners	https://www.napnap.org/coronavirus-safety	•COVID-19 in children •Communicating with seriously ill patients •Promoting immunizations and child wellness during COVID-19
National Association of Neonatal Nurses	http://nann.org/uploads/About/PositionPDFS/Position%20Statement%20COVID-19_NPA%20and%20NANN.pdf	•Separating mothers and infants and shared decision making
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline	https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/current-events/supporting-your-emotional-well-being-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/	•Emotional well-being during COVID-19
Public Health Agency of Canada	https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/diseases-maladies/pregnancy-advise-mothers/pregnancy-advise-mothers-2-eng.pdf	•Guidance for mothers on pregnancy, childbirth, infant care, visitors, and mental health during COVID-19
Society for Maternal–Fetal Medicine	https://www.smfm.org/covidclinical	•Labor and birth during COVID-19 •Guidance for low-resource settings •Ultrasonography practice
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada	https://sogc.org/en/content/COVID-19/COVID-19.aspx?hkey=dd7d7494-49fa-4966-ab4d-4dca362a9655&WebsiteKey=4d1aa07b-5fc4-4673-9721-b91ff3c0be30	•Support persons during labor •Pregnant women admitted to intensive care units with COVID-19 •Infection control in obstetric settings •COVID-19 and abortion care
World Health Organization	https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/question-and-answers-hub/q-a-detail/q-a-on-covid-19-pregnancy-and-childbirth	•COVID-19 pregnancy and childbirth Q&A for patients

Note. Research on COVID-19 and pregnancy is ongoing, and recommendations from the organizations and entities in Table 1 may change. Q&A = question and answer.