The COVID-19 pandemic imparted important lessons, both through its direct impact on society and through the manner in which society’s response influenced the trajectory of other diseases. The decrements in the rates of infection and morbidity from influenza during 2020 were significant, which is particularly important for pregnant women. Despite past attempts by public health authorities to encourage nonpharmaceutical interventions for the prevention of influenza, preventive efforts have focused largely on the use of vaccines. The COVID-19 experience has demonstrated that basic nonpharmaceutical interventions can potentially make a difference in lowering the rates of influenza during future outbreaks. In this article, we discuss the prepandemic role of nonpharmaceutical interventions in disease prevention, the outcomes that were seen in the flu season of 2020, and the role obstetricians should play in using nonpharmaceutical interventions in future influenza disease prevention efforts.

COVID-19 大流行通过其对社会的直接影响以及通过社会反应影响其他疾病轨迹的方式，传授了重要的经验教训。2020 年流感感染率和发病率显着下降，这对孕妇尤为重要。尽管公共卫生当局过去曾尝试鼓励采取非药物干预措施来预防流感，但预防工作主要集中在疫苗的使用上。COVID-19 的经验表明，基本的非药物干预措施可能会在未来爆发期间降低流感的发病率。在本文中，我们讨论了非药物干预在疾病预防中的流行前作用，