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Review
. 2021 Jun:73:125-136.
doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2021.03.004. Epub 2021 Mar 18.

Effects of the COVID pandemic on pregnancy outcomes

Maab Elsaddig  1 , Asma Khalil  2
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Review

Effects of the COVID pandemic on pregnancy outcomes

Maab Elsaddig et al. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2021 Jun.

Abstract

Pregnant women and neonates are often categorised as being at high risk during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Numerous studies have demonstrated that the characteristics of COVID-19 disease in pregnant women and non-pregnant women are very similar. However, pregnant women with COVID-19 in the third trimester are more likely than their non-pregnant counterparts to require intensive care, though this may reflect a lower threshold for intervention in pregnant women rather than more serious disease. Compared with pregnant women without COVID-19, pregnant women with symptomatic COVID-19 requiring admission to hospital have worse maternal outcomes, including death, although the absolute risk remains very low. Outcomes of neonates born to women positive for COVID-19 are generally very good, though iatrogenic preterm birth is more common. Findings from these studies highlight the need for further monitoring of the outcomes of pregnant and post-partum women according to trimester during this pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; ICU admission; Maternal outcomes; Mortality; Neonatal outcomes.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

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A summary of the key maternal outcomes from the PregCOV-19 Living systematic review.
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A summary of the key foetal and neonatal outcomes from the PregCOV-19 Living systematic review.
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