Nadira Haque, Kuwait-Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital, Bangladesh

Nadira Haque

Kuwait-Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital, Bangladesh

Presentation Title:

Obstetric Concern, Management and Considerations in the context of COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has emerged as a global threat. The disease largely attacks adults with higher mortality among the aged and compromised people. Although previous coronavirus havocs caused significant number of maternal and neonatal demise, most pregnant cases with COVID-19 infection are either asymptomatic or with mild symptoms only. This pandemic brought significant disruption of essential antenatal and intranatal care worldwide. The health resources became diverted to focus on general population needs rather than the specified needs of pregnant women. Limited information is known about the effect of COVID-19 disease on pregnancy. Recent evidence indicates that pregnant women are not vulnerable group for severe COVID-19 illness. However, immunological and physiological alterations during pregnancy expose women more vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection in comparison to general population. Covid-19 pandemic has created a global crisis causing great challenges for pregnant women and their obstetricians. Although the due course of pregnancy is not strained by the disease itself but complications can happen in absence of proper care and caution. Both the pregnant mother and care-giver should be vigilant and the obstetric management should be implemented following evidence based standard protocol.

Key Words: COVID-19, Pregnancy, Antenatal care, Intranatal care

Biography

Nadira Haque did her Medical Graduation (MBBS) on 2000. Subsequently She completed her post-graduation degrees DGO, MCPS in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2009. She completed Master of Surgery (MS) from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She also got Fellowship of American College of Surgeon. Recently she did Fellowship training on Reproductive Medicine and Infertility. Now She is serving as Senior Consultant and Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuwait- Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has been working all her professional life in different Public Hospitals to ensure proper Obstetric and Gynecological care of the common people of her country. In addition to her clinical work she has also been involved in research, academic and organizational matters and social awareness programme. She is an author of 2 clinical books “A Clinical Approach to Gynecology “and “A Clinical Approach to Obstetrics” which is very popular among the post graduate students of Bangladesh. She has over 50 publications.