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. 2021 Jan 28;34(5):553–561. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2021.01.012

Table 2.

Fetal cardiology phased reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fetal cardiac risk category Phase of CDC reopening
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4
High Follow ASE COVID-19 guidelines
  • Resume scheduling of fetal echocardiography if anatomic scan does not confirm normal cardiac structures regardless of gestational age

  • Resume scheduling of all monochorionic-diamniotic twin pregnancies

  • Resume every 1- to 2-week follow-up for SSA/SSB-positive mothers

Return to standard practice before COVID-19 pandemic
Moderate Follow ASE COVID-19 guidelines
  • Resume all scheduling regardless of gestational age

  • Resume in-person follow-up counseling for CHD

Return to standard practice before COVID-19 pandemic
Low Follow ASE COVID-19 guidelines Follow ASE COVID-19 guidelines Resume scheduling Return to standard practice before COVID-19 pandemic

CHD, Congenital heart disease; SSA, Anti–Sjögren's syndrome antibody type A; SSB, anti–Sjögren's syndrome antibody type B.