Coexistence of COVID-19 with Pregnancy: A Challenge to Manage

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Chhaya V. Verma Gayatri S. Jere Suresh K. Patel Rosemarie Desouza

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Chhaya V. Verma
Physiotherapy School & Centre, TN Medical College & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, India

A B S T R A C T

The number of Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) cases are on a rise globally due to the highly contagious nature of its causative agent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2). Physiological and Immunological changes during pregnancy may put pregnant women at increased risk for severe COVID-19 respiratory infection which may require Intensive care. Along with medical management, physiotherapy interventions namely patient education, relaxation, breathing exercises, positioning in bed, and mobility exercises are an integral part of acute care set up. The aim of this report is to share our experience as a frontline physiotherapist working as an integral part of the medical team in a dedicated COVID-19 Government Tertiary Care Hospital in Mumbai. It highlights physiotherapy management of a COVID-19 patient, in her 24th week of gestation, in an Acute Care Set Up.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Sat 08, Aug 2020
Accepted: Tue 22, Sep 2020
Published: Fri 27, Nov 2020

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© 2023 Chhaya V. Verma. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.GCCR.2020.01.04