The First Ebola Survivor to Deliver a Full-Term Baby in the United States

Chiu, Wen Ta; Toy, Stanley; Wu, Jonathan

doi:10.2105/ajph.2016.303170

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“…In November 2015, Greater El Monte Community Hospital (GEMCH) treated this woman. GEMCH worked in cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) throughout the patient's delivery process [5]. GEMCH identified staff members who were willing to assist during labor and delivery for the patient, and at 40 weeks and 1 day of gestation, labor was induced.…”

Section: First Documented Evd Survivor Giving Birth In United Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The mother had a second-degree perineal laceration, which was repaired. The mother and her baby ( Figures 1 and 2) were discharged from the hospital 36 hours postpartum [5]. The pair was Outcomes in Baby Deliveries among Pregnant Ebola Survivors http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.74669 monitored for 6 weeks following the delivery, after which they returned home to West Africa.…”

Section: First Documented Evd Survivor Giving Birth In United Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additional specimens were obtained from breast milk, first meconium, the placenta, and the amniotic fluid. All samples tested negative for EVD [5]. One week prior to the delivery, EVD real-time reverse transcription PCR testing was carried out on the patient's blood by both the LACDPH's laboratory and the CDC's Viral Special Pathogens Branch [5].…”

Section: First Documented Evd Survivor Giving Birth In United Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Greater El Monte Community Hospital (GEMCH), the Los Angeles Department of Public Health, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services assisted in the first documented case of Ebola survivor delivery in the United States. A descriptive qualitative review of GEMCH's events and the limited documented cases of outcomes of baby deliveries among EVD survivors is discussed. Limited resources and capacity in many developing countries impact adversely on the outcomes of the EVD survivors and their neonates. Three lessons for public health workers emerge: (1) the need for the United States to strengthen their capability to manage EVD cases and other highly contagious and severe infectious diseases; (2) the revealing that EVD survivors can deliver normal, EVD free babies when using the recommended guidelines; (3) The need for health care workers to adopt and share the practical procedures in the Recommended Guidelines by the CDC and LADPH from this event are useful and can be shared with the medical fraternity. This case illustrates that EVD survivors can be equally accepted and treated with success at designated health facilities. Demystifying Ebola and eliminating social stigma surrounding the disease is crucial in this undertaking.

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Section: First Documented Evd Survivor Giving Birth In United Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: First Documented Evd Survivor Giving Birth In United Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%