New corona virus and pregnancy; What should obstetricians know?
Ahmed Taha, A., Awaga, H., Elsayed, M., abdelaal, S., R.Ahmed, S. (2020). New corona virus and pregnancy; What should obstetricians know?. EKB Journal Management System, 24(2), 46-51. doi: 10.21608/smj.2020.29130.1158
Ahmed Abdelrahem Ahmed Taha; Hatem Aboelftooh Awaga; Marwa Zanaty Elsayed; sara kasem abdelaal; Salah Roshdy R.Ahmed. "New corona virus and pregnancy; What should obstetricians know?". EKB Journal Management System, 24, 2, 2020, 46-51. doi: 10.21608/smj.2020.29130.1158
Ahmed Taha, A., Awaga, H., Elsayed, M., abdelaal, S., R.Ahmed, S. (2020). 'New corona virus and pregnancy; What should obstetricians know?', EKB Journal Management System, 24(2), pp. 46-51. doi: 10.21608/smj.2020.29130.1158
Ahmed Taha, A., Awaga, H., Elsayed, M., abdelaal, S., R.Ahmed, S. New corona virus and pregnancy; What should obstetricians know?. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 24(2): 46-51. doi: 10.21608/smj.2020.29130.1158

New corona virus and pregnancy; What should obstetricians know?

Sohag Medical Journal
Article 8, Volume 24, Issue 2, April 2020, Page 46-51  XML PDF (178.01 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/smj.2020.29130.1158
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Authors
Ahmed Abdelrahem Ahmed Taha email 1; Hatem Aboelftooh Awagaorcid 2; Marwa Zanaty Elsayed3; sara kasem abdelaal4; Salah Roshdy R.Ahmedorcid 5
1obstetric and gynecology departement, sohag faculty of medicine
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of medicine, Sohag University, Egypt.
3Internal medicine department haematology unit Sohag university hospital Egypt
4internal medicine department.faculty of medicine.sohag university hospital
5Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.Sohag Faculty of medicine.Sohag University
Abstract
COVID-19, the disease caused by a new coronavirus, has quickly raised the world concern by spreading globally at an accelerated rate and is now a pandemic, according to the World Health Organization. But limited data are available for pregnant women with COVID-19 infection.
The pregnant women present a unique challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic and several questions remain about pregnant women and their newborns. whether they will develop distinct symptoms from non-pregnant adults and whether COVID-19 could spread vertically pose risks to the fetus and neonate. Information on adverse pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women with COVID-19 is lacking. Previous reports on pregnant women with SARS and MERS show higher case fatality rate, while, COVID-19 appears less-lethal Compared with SARS and MERS,
In this study we aim to highlight COVID-19 infection during pregnancy, bringing together the various factors integral to the understanding of clinical manifestations, diagnostic challenge and susceptibleness with the virus, intrauterine infection and maternal-fetal complications, therapeutic controversies,
Keywords
COVID-19; pregnancy; maternal outcome; vertical transmissions; fetal outcome
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