British Intrapartum Care Society members are thinking of all those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

The UK Maternity COVID-19 WhatsApp group was created for frontline maternity clinicians to discuss the system challenges of caring for women and babies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This document is intended to record the main themes of those discussions.

The content of this document is not endorsed by the British Intrapartum Care Society [BICS]. 

BICS would direct all clinicians looking for official sources of information to the guidance from the RCOG / RCM and Public Health England.

Acknowledgements

James Nesbitt, medical student - collated and formatted questions/answers

Oscar Barnick, ST2 O&G - collated and formatted questions/answers

Louise M Page, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist – co-originator of WhatsApp group and reviewer 

Alison Wright, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist – co-originator of WhatsApp group and reviewer 

Christoph Lees, Professor of Obstetrics – reviewer and supervisor of JN