PDF pdf icon[4 pages]The first step in providing maternal and newborn services during the COVID-19 pandemic is to determine pregnancy status.
Once a woman discovers she is pregnant, she will either contact a Community Health Worker (CHW) to provide an antenatal care (ANC) assessment or visit a health center facility directly to confirm her pregnancy and receive ANC.
Alternatively, pregnancies in the community may be discovered through routine pregnancy surveillance. In this instance, facilities will provide pregnancy and COVID-19 assessments using the surveillance process and tools described in Slide 2.
Note that both the woman and CHW should be wearing face masks when in the same room. In the health facility, the waiting area should be a.