A Message from NPWH on COVID-19
Dear NPWH Members, On behalf of the NPWH Board of Directors and Staff, we want to express our sincerest compassion,…
coronavirus
ACOG, CDC Recommend Separating Mothers With Confirmed Or Suspected COVID-19 From Newborns For Up To A Week Or More
USA Today (3/26, Rodriguez) reports “pregnant women who become infected with the new coronavirus or are exposed to the illness it…
CDC to hold webinar on COVID-19 & maternal care
Editor’s Note 3/11: The following is an an announcement from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention about an update…
COVID-19 pregnancy and breastfeeding: What NPs need to know
NPWH is monitoring CDC recommendations regarding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevention and control. We especially encourage nurse practitioners and other…
Deaths from coronavirus rise
In the past 24 hours, news coverage of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China has become more and more rampant. I…
ECRI Institute launches digital resource for coronavirus
The ECRI Institute recently launched its Coronavirus Outbreak Preparedness Center for healthcare providers and hospitals to learn how to protect…
First coronavirus patient identified in U.S.
On the heels of today’s earlier post regarding the increase mortality rates in Wuhan, China from the coronavirus, The New York…
New report puts coronavirus infection count over 75K in Wuhan
A new report indicates that there could be over 75,000 reports of coronavirus infections in Wuhan, China, and almost 10,000…
NPs on the Ethics Committee: What is your Decision?
The Ethical Case to Consider: A mother reports that her youngest child is 18-years-old and she has two adult children…
Nurses, nurse practitioners, and nurse midwives on the front lines of COVID-19: How do we protect the nursing workforce?
Today, we cannot escape the turmoil of living every moment of every day immersed within the chaos of the novel…
Researchers Say Coronavirus Does Not Appear To Pass From Pregnant Women To Infants
TODAY (3/16, Pawlowski) reports researchers in China “followed four pregnant women” with coronavirus in Wuhan “who gave birth to full-term…
WHO announces official name for coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently announced the official name of the coronavirus: COVID-19. (more…)
WHO reports that coronavirus transmission outside of China may increase
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that the rate of coronavirus transmission outside of China may soon be increasing.…