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.
- Updates from the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine
- Updates from the City of Toronto
- Updates from Public Health Ontario
- Updates from Public Health Agency of Canada
- Updates from the World Health Organization
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
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
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
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
Oct 22nd, 2020
Aug 10th, 2020
Aug 4th, 2020
July 6th, 2020
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
June 5th, 2020
June 3rd, 2020
May 27th, 2020
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
May 20th, 2020
May 14th, 2020
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
May 11th, 2020
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
- 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
- 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
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
April 17th, 2020
April 16th, 2020
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)
- 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
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
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
March 24th, 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
March 17th, 2020
March 16th, 2020
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
March 6th, 2020
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
January 31st, 2020
January 2020