Guidelines on care for pregnant women with Covid-19 at home

Accordingly, the Ministry of Health guides the health monitor for pregnant women with Covid-19 at home as follows:

- Take body temperature reading at least twice a day in the morning, in the evening and when experiencing any irregularity. Count breathing rate, pulse, measure SpO2 and blood pressure (if possible) on a daily basis.

- Check for pregnancy-related signs fetal movement; any obstetric irregularity.

- Immediately inform health workers or have a checkup at medical facilities upon experiencing any irregularity or any emergency or obstetric irregularity.

Management and care during pregnancy

- Attend antenatal care whenever experiencing an irregularity or when indicated by health workers;

- If a pregnant woman does not experience any obstetric irregularity on the date of antenatal care, provide remote antenatal care or advise waiting until expiration of isolation period;

- Have a healthy diet, do healthy exercises, supplement micronutrients, refrain from smoking or come into contact with secondhand smoking, refrain from using alcoholic beverages and other stimulants, addictive substances;

- Maintain supplement of iron/folic acid or multi-micronutrient tablets as instructed by health workers (stop immediately after experiencing vomiting and/or diarrhea).