Points to note
1. Caesarean section should be performed by a senior obstetrician, in order to minimize the likelihood of complications;
2. During the caesarean section, careful attention should be paid achieving hemostasis, to prevent postpartum hemorrhage and risk of challenging blood transfusion;
3. Biospecimen including vaginal secretions, umbilical blood, amniotic fluid, placenta, neonatal throat swab should be collected during delivery to determine the potential intrauterine vertical transmission of COVID-19;
3. Following delivery, all surgical instruments should be labeled ”COVID-19”, and then stored, transported and sterilized in processes separate from other instruments;
4. Medical and midwifery staff who participate in vaginal birth or cesarean section of COVID-19 infected mothers should be followed up and given body temperature monitoring. If any of the signs of infection occur, including but not limited to fever, cough, fatigue, nasal congestion, runny nose, diarrhea and other manifestations, potentially affected staff should attend the fever clinic of a designated hospital as soon as possible, in order that a definitive diagnosis be obtained.