Proning in Pregnancies Complicated by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. A Call to Action During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Authors: L Cojocaru, OM Turan, A Levine, L Sollecito, S Williams, E Elsamadicy, S Crimmins, S Turan.
  1. Liviu Cojocaru, MD: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science. University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  2. (lcojocaru@som.umaryland.edu) (ORCID No: 0000-0003-1558-702X).
  3. Ozhan M Turan, MD, Ph.D.: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science. University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  4. (oturan@som.umaryland.edu)
  5. Andrea Levine, MD: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Department of Medicine. University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  6. (andrea.levine@som.umaryland.edu)
  7. Linda Sollecito, BSN, RN, CCRN: Medical Intensive Care Unit. University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  8. (lsollecito@umm.edu)
  9. Susan Williams, MS, RN, CCRN: Medical Intensive Care Unit. University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  10. (susanwilliams@umm.edu)
  11. Emad Elsamadicy, MD: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science. University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  12. (eelsamadicy@som.umaryland.edu)
  13. Sarah Crimmins, DO: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science. University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  14. (scrimmins@som.umaryland.edu)
  15. Shifa Turan, MD, RDMS: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science. University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  16. (sturan@som.umaryland.edu)
Correspondence to: Liviu Cojocaru, MD: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
(lcojocaru@som.umaryland.edu)
Disclosures: None.
Acknowledgments: We are grateful to Bill Seiler, Erin Rummel, Kelly Kennedy, Alexandra Bessent, Chris Wells, McLellan Shelby, Jessica Peterson, and Amanda Sullivan for assistance in creating the proning video instructions.
Short title: Proning in pregnancies complicated by ARDS. It’s time!