Epidemiological Alert: COVID-19 During Pregnancy (13 August 2020)
Alerta Epidemiológica: COVID-19 durante el embarazo (13 de agosto del 2020)
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Countries and territories in the Region of the Americas have faced not only the inherent challenges of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also the challenges of sustaining the public health achievements made thus far. These efforts are all in parallel with continuing to offer the necessary healthcare services for women of childbearing age, and particularly for pregnant women, without interruption. The implementation of measures restricting the movement of people, and the closure of some healthcare centers, have made it difficult for pregnant women to receive the appropriate number of prenatal checks corresponding to the respective gestational age. This could potentially result in the delayed detection of issues related to the pregnancy (such as gestational diabetes or hypertension) or to the fetus directly (such as intrauterine growth restriction) and, therefore, pose a risk to both the mother and fetus. The challenge of adopting timely corrective measures has been exacerbated by the scarcity of scientific information available regarding the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on pregnancy and the fetus. [...] Además de los desafíos propios de la respuesta a la pandemia de COVID-19 los países y territorios en la Región han tenido que enfrentar el reto de mantener los logros alcanzados en el ámbito de la salud pública y al mismo tiempo de seguir ofreciendo, sin interrupciones, los servicios de atención que requieren las mujeres en edad fértil y en particular las embarazadas. La implementación de medidas restrictivas en la movilidad de las personas, o el cierre de algunos centros de atención de salud, han dificultado que las embarazadas reciban el número de controles prenatales adecuados a su edad gestacional. Esto podría implicar la detección tardía de problemas en el embarazo (como por ejemplo diabetes gestacional o estados hipertensivos) o en el feto (como por ejemplo las restricciones en el crecimiento intrauterino) y por lo tanto poner en riesgo la vida de ambos. A ello, habrá que sumar la escasa información científica disponible sobre el efecto del virus SARS-CoV-2 en el embarazo y en el feto, lo cual dificulta la adopción oportuna de medidas correctivas. [...]
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Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization. Epidemiological Update: COVID-19 in pregnant women. 13 August 2020, Washington, D.C.: PAHO/WHO; 2020 Organización Panamericana de la Salud / Organización Mundial de la Salud. Alerta Epidemiológica: COVID-19 en el embarazo, 13 de agosto de 2020, Washington, D.C. OPS/OMS. 2020
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