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Review
. 2022 Jun 30;10(2):e147.
doi: 10.15190/d.2022.6. eCollection 2022 Apr-Jun.

COVID-19 and Pregnancy

Selia Chowdhury  1 , Mehedi Hasan Bappy  2 , Shreeya Desai  3 , Samia Chowdhury  4 , Vraj Patel  5 , Md Shahraj Chowdhury  6 , Ayesha Fonseca  7 , Catalina Sekzer  8 , Samina Zahid  9 , Athanasios Patousis  10 , Anna Gerothanasi  11 , Matias Juan Masenga  8
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Review

COVID-19 and Pregnancy

Selia Chowdhury et al. Discoveries (Craiova). .

Abstract

It is of greatest concern how COVID-19 is affecting pregnancy, mothers, and babies. Scientists are studying the impact of COVID-19 on pregnant women and babies and are understanding a little more every day. Reports show that there is an increased risk in pregnant women compared to nonpregnant women to get more serious illness due to COVID-19. Researchers are also investigating COVID-19 and its potential impact on a fetus. There are exceedingly rare cases of COVID-19 transmission to the fetus, and newborns can pick up COVID-19 when exposed. Vaccines are proved to be safe for pregnant women and help prevent both mother and the fetus from getting COVID-19 and are also highly effective to prevent COVID-19 infection, critical sickness, and fatalities in general. There are specific guidelines for labor and delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic which are to be imposed and followed to achieve safer and healthier childbirth. In this article, the overall influence of COVID-19 in pregnancy, its pathophysiology, effects on placenta and neonates, maternal and perinatal features and outcomes, the role of vaccination, available treatment options, and the guidelines to be followed during the pandemic are discussed based on the available scientific evidence.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; labor guidelines.; management; newborns; pregnancy; vaccination.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1. Mechanism of increased inflammation in SARS-CoV-2 infection
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Figure 2. Impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy
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