Ultrasound in Pregnancy during the Corona-Virus Pandemic: a Practical Approach

The corona virus pandemic, which began in December 2019, has presented humanity with a major challenge within a short span of three months. Government and health care agencies around the world are developing measures to reduce the spread of the pandemic, provide adequate care for infected patients and reduce mortality to the lowest level possible. Near complete shutdown of services and social distancing substantially changed the lives of millions of people and paralysed public and professional life in most countries.

Publication History

Article published online:
08 April 2020

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