Judicious use of personal protective equipment to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in maternity units
| dc.contributor.author | Adam, Sumaiya | |
| dc.contributor.author | Maswime, Salome | |
| dc.contributor.author | Soma-Pillay, Priya | |
| dc.contributor.author | Matjila, Mushi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chauke, Lawrence | |
| dc.contributor.author | Botha, Matthys H. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pattinson, Robert Clive | |
| dc.contributor.email | sumaiya.adam@up.ac.za | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-26T12:34:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-08-26T12:34:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | More than 300 women give birth in South Africa (SA) every day. An increasing number of midwives, obstetricians and gynaecologists have tested positive for COVID-19 in SA, and this has led to the closures of maternity units. Recently, General Justice Gizenga Mpanza Regional Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal Province in SA closed after 16 healthcare workers (HCWs) and patients tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus, necessitating the redirection of patients to other healthcare centres in the area. Antenatal care and safe childbirth are crucial and cannot be postponed, making pregnant women and obstetric HCWs a vulnerable population for healthcare facility transmission. Reducing antenatal care consultations is associated with increased maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Therefore it is imperative that maternity services remain functional. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.department | Obstetrics and Gynaecology | en_ZA |
| dc.description.librarian | am2021 | en_ZA |
| dc.description.uri | http://sajog.org.za/index.php/SAJOG | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Adam, S., Maswime, S., Soma-Pillay, P. et al. 2020, 'Judicious use of personal protective equipment to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in maternity units', South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 2-3. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0038-2329 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2078-5135 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.7196/SAJOG.2020.v26i1.1605 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/81509 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Health and Medical Publishing Group | en_ZA |
| dc.rights | © 2020 Health and Medical Publishing Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0) . | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Morbidity | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Women | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Birth | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | South Africa (SA) | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 pandemic | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Healthcare workers (HCWs) | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Antenatal care (ANC) | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Judicious use of personal protective equipment to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in maternity units | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |