Abstract
Novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) in pregnancy: What clinical recommendations to follow?
Highlights
Pregnancy is a state of partial immune suppression which makes pregnant women more vulnerable to viral infections, and the morbidity is higher even with seasonal influenza
Interim guidance has been issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on managing COVID-19, which include some recommendations specific to pregnant women, mostly drawn on experience from previous coronavirus outbreaks.[8,9]
In two published reports from China involving a total of 18 pregnant women with COVID-19, all but two were delivered by cesarean section, and none of the neonates were infected by SARS-COV-2
Summary
Pregnancy is a state of partial immune suppression which makes pregnant women more vulnerable to viral infections, and the morbidity is higher even with seasonal influenza. Interim guidance has been issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on managing COVID-19, which include some recommendations specific to pregnant women, mostly drawn on experience from previous coronavirus outbreaks.[8,9] Chinese expert recommendations for the care of pregnant women with suspected and confirmed COVID-9 were developed and disseminated in China quite early following the outbreak in Wuhan.[10] These recommendations have been dynamic, evolving as more knowledge about epidemiology, pathogenesis, disease progression and clinical course among infected pregnant patients has been gathered.
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