//--> Key principles for the provision of antenatal care through the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic 3.1 Maintaining essential monitoring Many elements of antenatal care may require in-person assessment, in particular blood pressure and urine checks, measurement of fetal growth, and blood tests. 2020;22 It has been declared that the coronavirus can survive on surfaces for up to 17 days. A cross-national study of factors associated with womens perinatal mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. These issues add to the normal stresses of pregnancy so that maternity care providers need to have guidance/referral mechanisms in place to support these women (3,7). Rates of Prenatal Cannabis Use Among Pregnant Women Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. >>