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J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and pregnancy: a systematic review

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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2020 Apr 30:1-4. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1759541. [Epub ahead of print]
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and pregnancy: a systematic review.


Yang Z[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Wang M[SUP]3[/SUP], Zhu Z[SUP]2[/SUP], Liu Y[SUP]1[/SUP].

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Abstract

Objective: To summarize currently available evidence on maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women infected with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).Material and methods: PubMed, Google Scholar, CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP, and CBMdisc were searched for studies reporting maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes of women infected with COVID-19 published from 1 January 2020 to 26 March 2020. The protocol was registered with the Open Science Framework (DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/34ZAV).Results: In total, 18 studies comprising 114 pregnant women were included in the review. Fever (87.5%) and cough (53.8%) were the most commonly reported symptoms, followed by fatigue (22.5%), diarrhea (8.8%), dyspnea (11.3%), sore throat (7.5%), and myalgia (16.3%). The majority of patients (91%) had cesarean delivery due to various indications. In terms of fetal and neonatal outcomes, stillbirth (1.2%), neonatal death (1.2%), preterm birth (21.3%), low birth weight (<2500 g, 5.3%), fetal distress (10.7%), and neonatal asphyxia (1.2%) were reported. There are reports of neonatal infection, but no direct evidence of intrauterine vertical transmission has been found.Conclusions: The clinical characteristics of pregnant women with COVID-19 are similar to those of non-pregnant adults. Fetal and neonatal outcomes appear good in most cases, but available data only include pregnant women infected in their third trimesters. Further studies are needed to ascertain long-term outcomes and potential intrauterine vertical transmission.



KEYWORDS:

Coronavirus Disease 2019; Pregnancy; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Systematic review


PMID:32354293DOI:10.1080/14767058.2020.1759541
 
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