Does wearing double surgical masks during the COVID-19 pandemic reduce maternal oxygen saturation in term pregnant women?: A prospective study.

Mehmet Murat Işıkalan Buşra Özkaya Eren Berkay Özkaya Meryem Gümüş Enes Ferlibaş Ali Acar

Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2021)

When using double SM, oxygen saturation is significantly reduced compared to pre-mask values. Nevertheless, it seems difficult to say that these decreases have clinical significance.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
birth weight
gestational age
body mass index
obstructive sleep apnea