RCOG have refreshed their website, including their COVID in pregnancy pages.
The guideline
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy Information for healthcare professionals Version 15 was published Monday 7 March 2022, and is available here. It has had a full review, and brief detail of the updated sections is below:
Full review of the literature and recommendations since Omicron including epidemiology, disease severity and vaccine effectiveness.
Section 1.5 Recognition that being non-vaccinated is a risk factor for adverse outcome with COVID-19 in pregnancy.
Section 2.2 Acknowledgement that pregnant women are a priority group for vaccination.
Section 6.2 Change in recommendation for those taking prophylactic aspirin to continue unless maternal platelets are low.
Section 6.3 Updates on neutralising monoclonal antibodies in hospital and community.
Sections 1.6, 3.4 and 6.1 Discussion about coagulopathy in COVID-19 as related to pregnancy.
Sections 1.6, 3.4 and 6.1 Recognition of placental pathology in COVID-19 and its potential for adverse perinatal outcome.
Section 7.3 Update around access to neonatal care units for women and birth partners who are COVID-19 positive.
Appendix III: Update of key studies and references, as well as meta-analyses.
Maternity & Obstetrics 