Comprehensive Review on COVID-19 and Pregnancy



Selia Chowdhury1, *, Mehedi Hasan Bappy2, Samia Chowdhury3, Md. Shahraj Chowdhury4, Vraj Patel5, Shreeya Desai6, Ayesha Fonseca7, Catalina Sekzer8, Samina Zahid9, Matias Juan Masenga8
1 Department of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
3 Department of Medicine, Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College, Sylhet, Bangladesh
4 DSHE, Education Ministry, Sylhet, Bangladesh
5 Department of Medicine, Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, India
6 Department of Medicine, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, India
7 Department of Medicine, AUIS School of Medicine, Barbados
8 Department of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 Department of Medicine, Khyber Girls Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan

Abstract

It is of greatest concern that how COVID-19 is affecting pregnancy, mothers, and babies. Scientists are studying the impact of COVID-19 on pregnant women and babies and 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. They are highly effective to prevent COVID-19 infection, critical sickness, and fatalities. 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 available research articles.

Keywords: COVID-19, Pregnancy, newborns, SARS-CoV-2, Infection, Management, Vaccination, Labor guidelines.


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Identifiers and Pagination:

Year: 2022
Volume: 2
DOI: 10.2174/26669587-v2-e220622-2021-48

Article History:

Electronic publication date: 22/6/2022
Collection year: 2022

© 2022 Chowdhury et al.

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* Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh; E-mail: chowdhury.selia@gmail.com