• Melissa E Bauer, Kyra Bernstein, Emily Dinges, Carlos Delgado, Nadir El-Sharawi, Pervez Sultan, Jill M Mhyre, and Ruth Landau.
• From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
• Anesth. Analg. 2020 Jul 1; 131 (1): 7157-15.

AbstractWith increasing numbers of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases due to efficient human-to-human transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the United States, preparation for the unpredictable setting of labor and delivery is paramount. The priorities are 2-fold in the management of obstetric patients with COVID-19 infection or persons under investigation (PUI): (1) caring for the range of asymptomatic to critically ill pregnant and postpartum women; (2) protecting health care workers and beyond from exposure during the delivery hospitalization (health care providers, personnel, family members). The goal of this review is to provide evidence-based recommendations or, when evidence is limited, expert opinion for anesthesiologists caring for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on preparedness and best clinical obstetric anesthesia practice.

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