El cuidado obstétrico y neonatal crítico en tiempo de pandemia, desde la perspectiva de psiquiatría y psicología de enlace. Reporte de Caso

Abstract

Introduction

This case presents from the perspective of psychiatry and liaison psychology, the clinical problems and the emotional and psychological needs faced by a pregnant woman with COVID infection.

Case report

Thirty-six-year-old woman with severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia which requires ventilatory support, ECMO, emergent cesarean section for her 29-week-gestation daughter, and a complex rehabilitation process in intensive care.

Conclusion

The management of severe disease due to SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy requires interdisciplinary management that includes the active participation of liaison psychology and psychiatry to respond appropriately to the complex emotional and psychosocial demands that they have the mother–daughter dyad and the family, seeking the best biopsychosocial outcomes.