article = {GCCR-2020-1-104}
title = {Coexistence of COVID-19 with Pregnancy: A Challenge to Manage}
journal = {Global Clinical Case Reports}
year = {2020}
issn = {}
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.GCCR.2020.01.04}
url = {https://www.sciencerepository.org/coexistence-of-covid-19-with-pregnancy-a-challenge-to-manage_GCCR-2020-1-104 
author = {Chhaya V. Verma,Gayatri  S. Jere,Suresh  K. Patel,Rosemarie  Desouza,}
keywords = { Coronavirus, pregnant women, physiotherapy, acute care set up, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2}
abstract ={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.}