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Case Reports
. 2021 Nov:48:103212.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2021.103212. Epub 2021 Aug 18.

Two cases of severe COVID-19 in gestational week 27 and 28 respectively, after which both pregnancies proceeded to term

H Östling  1 , M Ugarph-Edfeldt  2 , K Hildén  3
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Two cases of severe COVID-19 in gestational week 27 and 28 respectively, after which both pregnancies proceeded to term

H Östling et al. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2021 Nov.

Abstract

COVID-19 in pregnancy increases the risk of caesarean section. We present two cases of late gestation pregnant women with severe COVID-19. Both were successfully treated with mechanical ventilation without termination of pregnancy and, following recovery from COVID-19, had vaginal deliveries at term. These two cases demonstrate the possibility of treating pregnant women with severe COVID-19 with mechanical ventilation in the late second and early third trimesters without them having a pre-term delivery. With a multidisciplinary approach, such management could avoid the maternal risks of surgery during a severe infection and, at the same time, enable term birth with a lower risk of neonatal complications.

Keywords: COVID-19; Intensive care; Pregnancy, term.

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