New corona virus and pregnancy; What should obstetricians know?

Document Type : Original Article

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1 obstetric and gynecology departement, sohag faculty of medicine

2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of medicine, Sohag University, Egypt.

3 Internal medicine department haematology unit Sohag university hospital Egypt

4 internal medicine department.faculty of medicine.sohag university hospital

5 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.Sohag Faculty of medicine.Sohag University

Abstract

COVID-19, the disease caused by a new coronavirus, has quickly raised the world concern by spreading globally at an accelerated rate and is now a pandemic, according to the World Health Organization. But limited data are available for pregnant women with COVID-19 infection.
The pregnant women present a unique challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic and several questions remain about pregnant women and their newborns. whether they will develop distinct symptoms from non-pregnant adults and whether COVID-19 could spread vertically pose risks to the fetus and neonate. Information on adverse pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women with COVID-19 is lacking. Previous reports on pregnant women with SARS and MERS show higher case fatality rate, while, COVID-19 appears less-lethal Compared with SARS and MERS,
In this study we aim to highlight COVID-19 infection during pregnancy, bringing together the various factors integral to the understanding of clinical manifestations, diagnostic challenge and susceptibleness with the virus, intrauterine infection and maternal-fetal complications, therapeutic controversies,

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