Dr. Afrouz Demeri, ND interviews Dr. Enrico Ferrazzi, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, University of Milan. Vice Director for Woman and Mother Units of the Dept. Woman, Child and Neonate and recently submitted the largest to date study on 42 pregnant women confirmed with COVID-19.
We discuss the implications of COVID-19 when it comes to pregnancy, labor, and birth. The interview addresses a number of questions that many couple, pregnant mom-to-be’s, and new parents are asking as they contemplate life in the COVID-19 era.
Some of the questions addressed are listed below:
Should couples trying to conceive delay getting pregnant?
Is there are any risk to infants born to mothers or fathers with COVID-19? Should we worry about potential birth complications with COVID-19?
What preventative measures can couples take to ensure a healthy baby?
What has it been like at his hospital where 6000 infants are delivered each year?
Are there surgical care shortages or too few ICU beds?
Should women opt in for home births or hospital births during this time?
Should they wear masks while breastfeeding?
Should mother and child be quarantined after birth?
How many mothers with COVID-19 had natural births vs. C-sections?
Were there any noted fetal development issues in utero?
In general how has this experience effected him personally?
Are there increased miscarriages and still births with COVID-19 as we saw with MERS and SARS.
Any comments on the Flu vaccine during pregnancy with COVID-19?
Feel free to share this with anyone you know who might be trying or considering pregnancy in the near future.
This is educational purposes only. This is NOT medical advice. Please seek medical advice from YOUR Doctor.
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