Özet:

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which appears in China in December 2019, is a highly contagious disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19, which also appeared in Turkey in March 2020, has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Dramatic changes to health needs is witnessed due to COVID-19Due to changes in their immune system and anatomy, pregnant women are more sensitive to COVID-19 which may cause serious health consequences. In the literature, limited data are available on the clinical and perinatal outcomes of pregnant women infected with COVID-19 in pregnancy, delivery and postpartum processes. In case pregnant woman is suspected or confirmed of COVID-19; it is recommended to be more careful in determining the timing of delivery, evaluating the cesarean indications, preparing the delivery room to prevent infection, and choosing the type of anesthesia. Given the limited evidence available, Unless special care is not required, the newborn and mother should not be separated in the postpartum period to prevent potential harmful effects on breastfeeding and mother infant attachment. Breast milk is not considered a means of contamination. It is vital to offer an obstetric care given by a multidisciplinary team to a pregnant woman infected with COVID-19 to reduce maternal and fetal/neonatal morbidity and mortality. Nurses and midwives, who are part of the multidisciplinary team, can identify variations in the condition of the mother and fetus/newborn in early stages owing to spending the longest time in the care process of women as a health professionals, consequently contribute a strong support to the team’s decision-making process. In this article, it is aimed to discuss the effects of COVID-19, which becomes a global phenomenon by spreading all over the world, on pregnancy, birth and postpartum processes and management of the disease in the light of the literature.

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