Week 10

3/16/20

I spent a while today looking into what is currently known about COVID-19 as it relates to pregnancy and transmissibility. In light of all potential issues this virus could be causing, the unknowns about pregnancy and the virus’ impact on a fetus could be causing stress to mothers around the world. Looking at the CDC’s interim considerations, I constructed three separate Instagram posts on Coronavirus and Pregnancy, Coronavirus and Delivery, and Coronavirus and thePostpartum period. Unfortunately, not much information is out there so much of the information I provided was ambiguous and left a lot of unanswered questions. There are a few cases so far indicating that COVID-19 is not spread from mother to fetus, but the number of participants is low so the relationship is deemed fairly weak.

Competency 4.1.5.– Synthesize information found in the literature

3/18/20

Employees of WHA had a meeting to address how to move forward with coronavirus becoming a serious national health concern. As a clinic, they are exposed to many people throughout the day and what to make sure they are prioritizing the safety of the patients, staff, and visitors at all costs. As a result, they came up with some new guidelines in policies regarding their practice that I was to post on Facebook and Instagram to keep patients and their families updated. This included allowing only the patient to come into the office without friends or family for the visit, only allowing the spouse in for an ultrasound, and postponing all well-woman exams and routine mammogram visits. I monitored these posts and responded to comments on the post asking further questions regarding hours as well as rescheduling.

Competency 1.4.3.– Identify factors that enhance or compromise health