The safety and well-being of the healthcare workers, patients, and communities of California hospitals is our top priority. We have aggregated the following resources about COVID-19 in maternal and infant health to help hospitals and healthcare workers respond to the situation as it unfolds.
The webinars and sample hospital resources shared on this website serve as examples of how individual hospitals in California are preparing their perinatal units to respond to COVID-19. We understand that each hospital is working with a different set of resources and constraints. Some of the recommendations presented may not be directly applicable to your hospital setting. Guidelines should be adapted to fit your local needs.
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Important Updates for CA Hospitals
- As of 6/16/21, the California Department of Public Health revised its earlier AFL and recommends that up to two visitors or support persons not necessarily from the same household be allowed at the same time – provided physical distancing can be accomplished – for pediatric and Labor and Delivery patients to ensure support for their mental health and well-being. In addition to the support person(s), CDPH recommends that a doula, if desired by the patient, be permitted to be present if prior arrangements have been made with the hospital and the doula complies with hospital PPE and infection control guidelines. (CDPH AFL 20-38.7)
CPQCC/ CMQCC Webinars
- A Pandemic of the Unvaccinated: A Discussion Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine (10/6/21 – joint webinar with ACOG) | Webinar Recording and Slides / Vaccination During Pregnancy Patient Education Handout (English / Spanish)
*Please Note: Due to the rapidly changing guidelines around COVID-19, older webinar recordings were taken down.
Sample Hospital Resources
The resources below were shared by individual hospitals as examples of their policies during COVID-19. They may not reflect the most up-to-date policies being used by these hospitals but are continually reviewed for accuracy and relevance.
Screening/Testing
- Steps to Evaluating a Patient with Respiratory Symptoms (Zuckerberg San Francisco General, 5/26/20)
- Admission Testing and Management for L&D and Postpartum (UCLA, 4/28/20)
- L&D Asymptomatic Patient Rapid COVID-19 Testing Algorithm (Stanford Health Care, 4/22/20)
- L&D Pre-Procedure COVID-19 Testing Algorithm (Stanford Health Care, 4/22/20)
Surgical
- Code C COVID Scenario Storyboard (UC Davis, 5/19/20)
- L&D OR Algorithm (UCLA, 4/28/20)
- L&D Emergency OR Algorithm (UCLA, 4/28/20)
COVID+ or PUI General Care
- Example of a Frequently Updated Policy (CPMC, 8/25/20)
- L&D COVID-19 Patient Care Algorithm (Stanford Health Care, 8/5/20)
- Prone Positioning for Pregnant Women With Hypoxemia Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019, Demonstration Videos Included (Obstetrics & Gynecology, 8/20)
- COVID-19 Coding Decision Tree (Stanford Health Care, 4/14/20)
- Care of Neonates Born to Women with Suspected/Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 (UC Davis Health, 4/10/20)
- Neonatal Respiratory Filter Examples (LAC-USC and Stanford Health Care, 3/25/20)
Organizational Information and Recommendations
- UPDATED Management of Infants Born to Mothers with COVID-19 (7/20/22)
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- NEW Supporting You and Your Patients During COVID-19 (9/13/22)
- UPDATED COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy: Conversation Guide for Clinicians (8/1/22)
- FAQ for Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Obstetrics (3/21/22)
- ACOG and SMFM Recommend COVID-19 Vaccination for Pregnant Individuals (7/30/21)
- Simulation Guide (4/20/20)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- UPDATED Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States (9/2/22)
- UPDATED Data on COVID-19 during Pregnancy: Severity of Maternal Illness (7/27/22)
- Interim Considerations for Infection Prevention and Control in Inpatient Obstetric Healthcare Settings (11/19/21)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Update, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (3/1/21)
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- What Maternal-Fetal Medicine Subspecialists Need to Know (3/2/22)
- Provider Considerations for Engaging in COVID-19 Vaccine Counseling With Pregnant and Lactating Patients (1/11/22)
- SMFM Management Considerations for Pregnant Patients with COVID-19 (2/2/21)
- SMFM Responds to the FDA’s Decision to Offer the Newly Approved COVID-19 Vaccine to Pregnant and Lactating People (12/11/20)
- SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Pregnancy (12/1/20)
- COVID-19 Ultrasound Practice Suggestions (10/20/20)
- Strategies to Provide Equitable Care During COVID-19 (5/28/20)
Additional Resources
- COVID-19 Vaccination if You Are Pregnant or Breastfeeding (ACOG, Fetal Therapy Nurse Network, AWHONN, NPWH, SOGH, SMFM, 7/30/21)
- Guidance for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic (California Department of Public Health, 7/19/21)
- Milk Handling for COVID-19 (Human Milk Banking Association, 4/14/20)
Caregiver Support Resources
- Physicians Support Line, Free & Confidential Support for Physicians (4/29/20)
- SAMHSA, Psychological First Aid for First Responders (4/29/20)
Patient Resources
- ACOG Patient FAQ (4/28/22)
- CDC Toolkit for Pregnant People and New Parents (3/23/22)
- SMFM Patient Education Vaccine Videos (3/21/22)
- THE CONVERSATION/LA CONVERSACIÓN: Questions about pregnancy, fertility and the COVID-19 vaccines (1/28/22)
- COVID-19 Guidance for Women and Families (CDPH, 12/27/21)
- COVID-19 Vaccine in Pregnancy Reference Guide (English / Spanish) (Shared by Christina Han, MD; 10/20/21)
- Vaccination During Pregnancy Patient Education Handout (English / Spanish) (SMFM, 10/5/21)
- COVID-19 Mental Health Resources for Families (UCSF, 8/30/21)
- Managing Stress and Coping with COVID-19 (CDC, 7/22/21)
- Bonding With Your Baby During the COVID-19 Pandemic (National Network of NICU Psychologists, 5/19/20)
- COVID-19 and Maternity Frequently Asked Questions (CMQCC/CPQCC, 5/19/20)
- COVID-19 and Pregnancy FAQs – Spanish (LA County Health Services, 5/4/20)
- “If Your Doctors Suspect you have COVID-19” English Version / Spanish Version (Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative, 4/28/20)
- Coronavirus, COVID-19 for New Moms (Fourth Trimester Project, 4/7/20)
- Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak (WHO, 3/18/20)
Data Registries
- V-Safe Pregnancy (CDC) – COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry
- MothertoBaby (Organization of Teratology Information Specialists) – National registry of pregnant women with COVID-19
- National Perinatal COVID-19 (NPC-19) Registry (AAP Section on Neonatal Perinatal Medicine) –National registry of mothers with COVID-19 and their infants
- Neonatal COVID-19 Impact Audit (Vermont Oxford Network) –Data tool to help newborn care teams understand the impact of COVID-19 in their units
About Us
California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative and California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative are quality improvement organizations comprising over 90% of California’s maternity and neonatal intensive care units.
As this is a rapidly evolving public health situation, we encourage you to take into consideration the most recently available local health department and CDC guidance when developing your internal protocols. We have dated all of the links and organized them with the latest news first to support your information gathering. We will be updating this webpage frequently as new information becomes available. All the information on this website is published in good faith and for general information purposes only. From our website, you can visit other websites by following hyperlinks to external sites. While we strive to provide only quality links to useful and ethical websites, we have no control over the content of these sites.
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