COVID-19 Resources and Updates for ObGyn

Note: The UofT ObGyn administrative office is currently closed, however our staff are available via email or phone. Please check our contact page for details.

If you are a health professional who requires mental health support, please contact the Ontario COVID-19 Mental Health Network.

If you are a Faculty Member with the University of Toronto, you can access wellness resources here.

For updates from the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine, click here.

For updates from the City of Toronto, click here.

For updates from Public Health Ontario, click here.

For updates from Public Health Agency of Canada, click here.

For updates from the World Health Organization, click here.

The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada are hosting webinars on COVID-19 for SOGC members. Click here for more information.

The University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine's Continuing and Professional Development website has a number of training, learning and wellness resources for faculty members. Click here for more information.

Resources for ObGyn Health Professionals

Below you will find resources about COVID-19:

Jun 14th, 2021

• Expecto Patronum! Leveraging the Positive Force of COVID-19 Vaccines for Pregnant and Lactating Individuals (published on May 14, 2021)

Apr 29th, 2021

• COVID-19 and Pregnancy in Ontario: An Update from BORN (published on April 26, 2021)
• Updates on Vaccines for Pregnant Individuals in Ontario (published on April 28, 2021)

Apr 26th, 2021

• SOON-ObGyn "COVID-19 in Pregnancy: What have we learned?" from Dr. Wendy Whittle (accurate as of April 21st, 2021)

Mar 11th, 2021

• SOGC COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy Information for patients
• University of British Columbia's Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Maternal and Infant Outcomes
• PCMCH COVID-19 Vaccine Decision Support Tool for Pregnant or Breastfeeding People (published March 8, 2021)

Feb 16th, 2021

• JAMA Network COVID Vaccination in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Individuals (recorded on February 8, 2021)

Jan 29th, 2021

• SOGC Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy (published on January 28, 2021)
• PCMCH Update to the Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health COVID-19 Guidelines (published on January 6, 2021)
• Pregnancy, breastfeeding and the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: an ethics-based framework for shared decision-making (published on January 27, 2021)

Jan 4th, 2021

• Memo from Prenatal Screening Ontario regarding access to labs for eFTS during COVID

Oct 22nd, 2020

• PCMCH Maternal-Neonatal COVID-19 General Guideline (updated from April 30th)

Aug 10th, 2020

• Neonatal management and outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observation cohort study (published on July 23)

Aug 4th, 2020

• Choosing Wisely Canada: Pandemic Pregnancy: Interim Schedule and Safety Considerations for Prenatal Visits During COVID-19 Webinar (recorded on July 29th)

July 6th, 2020

• Cancer Care Ontario: COVID-19 Cancer Screening Tip Sheet for Primary Care Providers (published June 30th)

July 3rd, 2020

• Public Health Ontario COVID-19 Data Tool
• Canadian Women's Foundation: Signal for Help for patients in domestic abuse situations using virtual clinic visits

June 19th, 2020

• Ontario Ministry of Health COVID-19 Guidance: Acute Care (published June 15th)
• Ontario Ministry of Health Memorandum – Visitors to Acute Care Settings (published June 15th)
• Champlain Health Region Incident Command (CHRIC) - COVID-19 Guidelines for the Onboarding for Health Care Workers, Trainees, and Volunteers (published June 16th)
• Ontario Ministry of Health COVID-19 Operational Requirements:  Health Sector Restart (published June 15th)
• A Measured Approach to Planning for Surgeries and Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic (published June 15th)
• Public Health Ontario COVID-19 – What We Know So Far about Social Determinants of Health (published May 24th)
• Health Nexus "When Home Is Not a Safe Place" Webinar (recorded June 9th)
• COVID-19 Resources for Patients and Families

June 10th, 2020

• PCMCH Maternal-Neonatal COVID-19 General Guideline Webinar Q&A

June 5th, 2020

• BORN Ontario Pregnancy and COVID-19 in Ontario Surveillance Report #1

June 3rd, 2020

• Ontario Government COVID-19 Provincial Testing Guidance Update (published May 28th)

May 27th, 2020

• ISUOG: Coronavirus: Outcomes, predictions and infection: from mother through to the neonate (webinar on June 2)

May 26th, 2020

• Healthcare Workers' Mental Health and Wellness During and After COVID-19 (webinar recorded on May 25th)
  • "Maintaining Resilience During (and After) a Pandemic: A Stress Vaccine for Health Care Workers" with Dr. Rosalie Steinberg
  • "Principles of a Preventative Psychosocial Approach for Staff Working in a Disaster: How to mitigate post-traumatic stress injury and promote post-traumatic growth in ourselves and our patients" with Dr. Janet Ellis
  • "Healthcare Professional Wellbeing: Taking Care of Yourself and Your Colleagues" with Dr. Janet Bodley
  • Advocacy Projects from the Department of ObGyn and the COVID-19 Women's Initiative

May 22nd, 2020

• CanSAGE: Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in COVID Times – A Canadian Perspective Webinar (on May 25th)

May 20th, 2020

• Government of Ontario COVID-19 Guidance: Labour, Delivery and Newborn Care (published May 19th)

May 14th, 2020

• CMAJ Practice Cases: Probable congenital SARS-CoV-2 infection in a neonate born to a woman with active SARS-CoV-2 infection

May 13th, 2020

• AJOG: Perinatal depressive and anxiety symptoms of pregnant women along with COVID-19 outbreak in China (published May 10th)
• PCMCH: Maternal-Neonatal COVID-19 General Guideline (webinar recorded on May 6th)

May 12th, 2020

• Faculty of Medicine COVID-19 Wellness Series – Real Talk: Racism Towards Physicians and Other Healthcare Providers During COVID-19 (webinar on May 13th)

May 11th, 2020

• Characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women hospitalised with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in the UK: a national cohort study using the UK Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS)

May 7th, 2020

• UofT SOON-ObGyn COVID-19 in Pregnancy Webinar (recorded on May 4th)
  • Introduction to Coronavirus with Dr. Mark Yudin
  • Patient Care Algorithms with Dr. Rohan D'Souza
    • Mount Sinai Hospital: Investigations for COVID-confirmed pregnant INPATIENTS (updated April 29th)
    • Mount Sinai Hospital: Investigations for COVID-confirmed pregnant OUTPATIENTS (updated April 29th)
  • Pregnancy during the COVID Pandemic with Dr. Wendy Whittle
  • SARS-CoV-2 and Newborn with Dr. Prakesh Shah
  • Protecting the Healthcare Provider with Dr. Leslie Po
    • Donning PPE with N95 video tutorial
    • Doffing PPE with N95 video tutorial
  • Maternal–Neonatal COVID-19 General Guideline Overview with Dr. Jon Barrett
    • PCMCH Maternal-Neonatal COVID-19 General Guideline (published April 30th) Updated on Oct 22 (see above)
• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre: Guidelines for Management of Admitted Obstetrical Patients (published April 30th)
• Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth COVID Group: COVID-19 Review of national clinical practice guidelines for key questions relating to the care of pregnant women and their babies

May 4th, 2020

• Joint Statement on Re-introduction of Hospital and Office-based Procedures in the COVID-19 Climate for the Practicing Urogynecologist and Gynecologist (published April 28th)
• PROMPT COVID-19 Maternal Cardiac Arrest (video published May 1st)

May 1st, 2020

• ISUOG Interim Guidance on COVID-19 during pregnancy and puerperium
• PCMCH Maternal-Neonatal COVID-19 General Guideline (published April 30th) Updated on Oct 22 (see above)

April 30th, 2020

• SMFM Management Considerations for Pregnant Patients With COVID-19 (published April 29th)

April 29th, 2020

• Mount Sinai Hospital: Investigations for COVID-confirmed pregnant INPATIENTS
• Mount Sinai Hospital: Investigations for COVID-confirmed pregnant OUTPATIENTS

April 27th, 2020

• Prenatal Screening Ontario: Prenatal Screening during COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario (video published April 24th)
• North American Fetal Therapy Network (NAFTNet) Statement on Fetal Interventions in the Setting of COVID-19 Pandemic (published April 20th)
• Guideline to the Management of COVID-19 in Pregnancy (download PowerPoint presentation created by Dr. Wendy Whittle)
• Sample Case Studies of COVID-19 in Pregnancy (download PowerPoint presentation created by Dr. Wendy Whittle)

April 23rd, 2020

• SMFM and ACOG Outpatient Assessment and Management for Pregnant Women with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (published April 22nd)
• SMFM Health Inequities & COVID 19 (webinar recording published April 19th)

April 22nd, 2020

• Pregnancy During the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis webinars (April 23rd or 30th) hosted by Ferring Pharmaceuticals
• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre: Algorithm for transfer to OR-B for code 33/stat GA CS for droplet/aerosol precautions (updated April 21st)

April 20th, 2020

• NEJM Observations: Clinical Characteristics of Pregnant Women with Covid-19 in Wuhan, China (originally published April 17th)

April 17th, 2020

• Donning and Doffing PPE with UofT ObGyn fellows Drs. Alysha Nensi and Samantha Benlolo (video originally published March 31st)

April 16th, 2020

• Society of Gynecologic Oncology of Canada Position Statement: Treatment and Management of Women with Gynecologic Cancer during the COVID-19 Pandemic Situation

April 15th, 2020

• SMFM COVID-19: Changes in Pregnancy and Maternity Care Advice for Women and Their Families (updated April 8th)
• SMFM Practice Management in the Era of COVID-19 (webinar recording originally aired April 13th)
• SMFM COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Update on Societal Guidance and Real Life Experiences (webinar recording originally aired April 9th)
• SMFM COVID-19 and Pregnancy: What Maternal-Fetal Medicine Subspecialists Need to Know (updated from draft document on April 11th)
• NEJM Letter to the Editor: Universal Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Women Admitted for Delivery (originally published April 13th)
• NEJM Observations: An Uncomplicated Delivery in a Patient with Covid-19 in the United States (originally published April 1st)
• SMFM and Society for Obstetric and Anesthesia and Perinatology - Laborand Delivery: COVID-19 Considerations (updated from draft document on April 14th)

April 13th, 2020

• BORN Ontario Collection Data for COVID-19 Surveillance in Pregnancy Women (published April 6th)
  • BORN Ontario COVID-19 Data Collection FAQs (published April 7th)
  • BORN Ontario COVID-19 Data Collection Case Report Form (updated April 9th)
• COVIDwithKIDS: a toolkit for coping with kids at home during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Psychology Tools: Free Guide To Living With Worry And Anxiety Amidst Global Uncertainty
• BounceBack Ontario: free skill-building program managed by the Canadian Mental Health Association
• Mood Disorders Association of Ontario: Registration for Virtual Peer Support Group and Evening One-on-One Peer Support
• Mood Disorders Association of Ontario: Registration for One-on-one Peer Support and/or Counselling

April 9th, 2020

• Canadian Paediatric Society: Breastfeeding when mothers have suspected or proven COVID-19 (published April 6)

April 8th, 2020

• COVID-19 and Pregnancy Management
• Guidelines for the medical management of the pregnant patient with diagnosis of COVID-19 (published April 6th)
• PROMPT Obstetrics emergency in COVID-19 (video)

April 7th, 2020

• ISUOG Consensus Statement on rationalization of early-pregnancy care and provision of ultrasonography in context of SARS-CoV-2 (published April 3)
• ISUOG Consensus Statement on rationalization of gynecological ultrasound services in context of SARS-CoV-2 (published April 3)
• Canadian Paediatric Society: Delivery room considerations for infants born to mothers with suspected or proven COVID-19 (published April 6)
• RCOG Guidance for maternal medicine in the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (published March 30th)
• ACOG and SMFM Outpatient Assessment and Management for Pregnant Women With Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (published in March)

April 6th, 2020

• Perspectives on the Pandemic with Dr. John Ioannidis of Stanford University (video published March 26th)
• Prenatal Screening Ontario: Important Prenatal Screening Service Announcement for Health Care Providers
• Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines Steering Committee and the SOGC: Temporary Alternative Screening Strategy for Gestational Diabetes Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Drs. Patricia Lee and Grace Liu): Recommendations for Best Practice When Laparoscopy is Performed

April 3rd, 2020

• Ottawa Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Precautions and PPE Guide in the Birthing Unit Environment
• PRactical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training (PROMPT) COVID-19 Maternity Care for Maternity Teams (published March 27th)
• The New England Journal of Medicine (letter to the editor): Barrier Enclosure during Endotracheal Intubation
• SMFM COVID-19: Changes in Pregnancy and Maternity Care Advice for Women and their Families (published March 31st)
• OMA Keeping Yourself Healthy: Resilience and Stress Inoculation During COVID-19

April 2nd, 2020

• BORN Ontario Data Collection on COVID-19 Webinars (April 2nd and 6th)

April 1st, 2020

• Ottawa Hospital - Managing Cardiac Arrest in the era of Covid-19 (360 degree video)
• Toronto Region COVID-19 Hospital Operations Table: Recommendations for Management of Pregnant Women and Neonates with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19

March 31st, 2020

• Joint RCOG, BSGE and BGCS guidance for the management of abnormal uterine bleeding in the evolving Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
• Joint RCOG, BSGE and BGCS guidance for the management of abnormal uterine bleeding in the evolving Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (update on Postmenopausal bleeding)
• Joint RCOG / BSGE Statement on gynaecological laparoscopic procedures and COVID-19
• Quick ICU Training - online resources

March 30th, 2020

• Joint Statement on Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Lockdowns around the world bring rise in domestic violence: The Guardian
• SMFM COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Preparing your obstetrical units webinar (originally aired March 19th, 2020)
• SMFM COVID-19 Ultrasound Practice Suggestions (originally published March 24th, 2020)
• SMFM COVID-19 and ICU: Respiratory Failure in Pregnancy webinar (originally aired March 25th, 2020)
• SMFM COVID-19 FAQs for MFM podcast (originally aired March 25th, 2020)
• SMFM-SOAP COVID-19 Labour and Delivery Considerations (originally pubished March 27th, 2020)
• An Astronaut's Guide to Self Isolation with Chris Hadfield (originally aired March 21st, 2020)
• ENT UK Loss of sense of smell as a marker of COVID-19 infection

March 26th, 2020

• Canadian Association of General Surgeons MIS Committee Statement regarding laparoscopy and the risk of aerosolization (originally published March 24, 2020)
• Minimally invasive surgery and the novel coronavirus outbreak: lessons learned in China and Italy

March 25th, 2020

• Frontline Worker Safety Guide for COVID-19 (before work, at work and after work)

March 24th, 2020

• National and Regional Guidelines for Recommendations of ANC in Pregnant Women and Pregnant Health Care Workers during the time of COVID-19 (updated on March 22, 2020)

March 23rd, 2020

• An analysis of 38 pregnant women with COVID-19, their newborn infants, and maternal-fetal transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Maternal coronavirus infections and pregnacy outcomes (originally published March 17, 2020)
• Ontario Government Online COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool
• Evidence of COVID-19 infection risk for pregnant women
• Ontario Health - Toronto Region - COVID-19 - Management of pregnant women and neonates with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection (originally published March 17, 2020)
• AJOG Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic and Pregnancy
• Sinai Health Routine Outpatient Assessment for Pregnant Women (originally published March 20th, 2020)

March 20th, 2020

• WHO COVID-19 Technical Guide: Patient Management
• ISUOG How to prepare your unit for Coronavirus (webcast originally aired March 17th, 2020)
• ISUOG Coronavirus in pregnancy and delivery: rapid review (originally published March 17th, 2020)
• ISUOG Interim Guidance on 2019 novel coronavirus infection during pregnancy and puerperium
• ISUOG Coronavirus: Crisis management equipment and rationalising services (webinar occuring on March 24th, 2020)
• ASCCP Interim Guidance for Timing of Diagnostic and Treatment Procedures for Patients with Abnormal Cervical Screening Tests (originally published March 19th, 2020)
• Cancer Care Ontario Pandemic Planning Clinical Guideline for Patients with Cancer (originally published March 10th, 2020)
• SAGES Recommendations Regarding Surgical Response to COVID-19 Crisis (originally published March 19th, 2020)
• UofT ObGyn SOON-ObGyn COVID-19 Meeting Minutes: Part Two

March 19th, 2020

• Ethics in a Pandemic Influenza Crisis: Framework for Decision-Making
• Sunnybrook Information Sheet for Pregnant Patients
• CFAS recomendations for fertility specialists during COVID-19

March 18th, 2020

• The MotHERS Program Information about COVID-19 for Pregnant Women

March 17th, 2020

• Ontario Health Toronto Region COVID-19 Hospital Operations Table - Recommendations for Management of Pregnant Women and Neonates with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19

March 16th, 2020

• SOGC Statement: Pregnant Health Care Professionals and COVID-19

March 13th, 2020

• Updated SOGC Committee Opinion – COVID-19 in Pregnancy
• UK Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists COVID-19 Infection in Pregnancy
• WHO Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) when COVID-19 disease is suspected
• North York General Coronavirus disease: The obstetrical view

March 12th, 2020

• The Lancet: Pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 exposure
• Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Coronavirus and Pregnancy: What Maternal-Fetal Subspecialists Need to Know
• Ontario Health - Toronto Region - COVID-19 - Management of pregnant women and neonates with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection
• UofT ObGyn SOON-ObGyn COVID-19 Meeting Minutes

March 9th, 2020

• Monash Health Clinical Guideline Coronavirus Infection in Pregnancy

March 6th, 2020

• Sinai Health Obstetrical Triage RN Guidelines for 2019 Coronavirus Infection

February 21st, 2020

• North York General Care Map for Obstetrical and Newborn Patients Who Screen Positive for Respiratory/Febrile Illness (No associated travel or travel contact history)
• North York General Care Map for Obstetrical and Newborn Patients Who Screen Positive for Respiratory/Febrile Illness AND have a positive travel history (or travel contact history) OR being tested for 2019nCOV OR testing positive for 2019nCOV

February 5th, 2020

• Ontario Ministère de la Santé - Guide d'orientation sur le nouveau coronavirus (2019-nCoV) à l'intention des services paramédicaux (French resource)

January 31st, 2020

• Ontario Emergency Health Services - CACC/ACS Training Bulletin Call Taking and Dispatching Protocols for 2019-nCoV coronavirus

January 2020

• Obstetrical Care Triage Department Flow Map for ARI/Travel Screening