COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines in Obstetric and Gynecological hospital.

Elzeny, Asmaa; Fathy, Sarah; Mohammed, Nagwa; Metwally, Suzan; Sobh, Rana; Abdelnaser, Salma; Mohammed, Walaa; Elshamy, Kholod; Hasan, Ahmed; Mohammed, Ahmed; Attia, Mahmoud; Mohammed, Shrouk; Ragib, Rehab; Mahros, Menna; Awad, Tasnim; Mahmoud, Hadeer; Abdo, Hadeer; Rizk, Esraa; Ahmed, Basma

doi:10.21608/muj.2022.123685.1091

COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines in Obstetric and Gynecological hospital.

Document Type : Research project

Authors

¹ ER Specialist

² Suez Canal University

³ Head Nurse

⁴ pharmacist Port Said

⁵ Nurse Port Said

⁶ Head Nurse Port Said

⁷ head nurse North Sinai

⁸ Nurse Suez Canal authority

⁹ nurse

10.21608/muj.2022.123685.1091

Abstract

Background:
During early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, infection prevention and control (IPC) for women in labor, mothers, newborns during delivery and receiving postpartum care was challenging for staff, patients and support persons due to a relatively lacking of evidence-based practices, high rates of community transmission and shortages of personal protective equipment.
Aim of the Study:
Compose an IPC policies and practices for Obstetrics & Gynecology (obs.& gyn.) Hospital during COVID-19, in order to minimize risks of infection and protect the safety of patients during this outbreak.

Methodology:
SWOT analysis, TOWS analysis, Brain Storming.
Conclusion:
During COVID-19 outbreak IPC policies is essential in hospital. SWOT analysis is important to supply unique information helps in compose IPC protocols. It is mandatory to plan for obs & gyn, hospital to plant IPC program to face this outbreak. This program should be updated regularly to face developing situation and Health Care Workers (HCWs) should be trained on this program.

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