N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator Use during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study was aimed to systematically review the use of filtering facepiece respirators, such asN95 masks, during pregnancy.

Study design

A comprehensive search for primary literature using Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.gov was conducted from inception until April 2020 to find articles reporting outcomes of pregnant women using filtering facepiece respirator (FFR). Studies were selected if they included the use of FFR in pregnant women and reported an outcome of interest including physiologic changes (heart rate, respiratory rate, pulse oximetry, and fetal heart rate tracing) or subjective measures (thermal or exertional discomfort or fit). The Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment scale was used to assess the risk of bias. The main out

SUBMITTER: Roeckner JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7416223 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature