Coronavirus/Covid-19 information

Information about the coronavirus outbreak is changing all the time. If there is any information specific to women with ICP we will post it here.

You can also ask questions in our Facebook groups.

United Kingdom

The links below lead to information from official bodies in the UK about the virus as it relates to pregnant women in general.

Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists: COVID-19 Virus Infection and Pregnancy. Information for pregnant women and their families. Updated 14 October 2020.
Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists: Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and pregnancy. Information for healthcare professionals. Updated 14 October 2020.
Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists: Coronavirus occupational health advice for employers and pregnant women. This document has now been archived: the link is to a PDF explaining why.
Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists: Guidance for maternal medicine services in the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (PDF) Published 10 July 2020. This can also be found here if the link to the PDF is out of date.
Royal College of Midwives: Updated advice for pregnant healthcare workers and employers during the coronavirus outbreak. Updated 21 March 2020.
Royal College of Midwives: Advice for pregnant healthcare workers during COVID-19. Covers similar ground to the preceding link.
Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, Royal College of Midwives and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health: Professional bodies’ response to government coronavirus advice for pregnant women to self-isolate.
Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists elearning course on Covid-19 (free): https://elearning.rcog.org.uk/infectious-diseases/viral-infections/covid-19.

For social media updates, you can follow these organisations on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Royal College of Midwives:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MidwivesRCM; @MidwivesRCM
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MidwivesRCM/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwives_rcm/; midwives_rcm
Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/rcobsgyn; @RCObsGyn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RCObsGyn
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rcobsgyn/; rcobsgyn
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/RCPCHtweets; @RCPCHtweets
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RCPCH/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rcpch/; RCPCH

Official US sources of information:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Coronavirus (COVID-19): information for the public.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Information for healthcare professionals.
The White House, Department of Health and Human Services, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: General information.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Pregnancy & Breastfeeding: information for pregnant women.

Official Australian sources of information:

Official New Zealand sources of information:

New Zealand College of Midwives: COVID-19. Information for midwives and pregnant women.
New Zealand Government advice: Health and wellbeing. General medical advice on COVID-19.