What are the risks of COVID-19 infection in pregnant women?

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 395; no. 10226; pp. 760 - 762
• Main Author: Qiao, Jie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 07.03.2020; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Babies; Betacoronavirus; Comment; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Disease control; Disease prevention; Disease transmission; Epidemics; Female; Humans; Infections; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; Infectious diseases; Intubation; Medical Records; Neonates; Newborn babies; Pandemics; Pathogens; Pneumonia; Pneumonia, Viral; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; Renal failure; Respiratory diseases; Retrospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Viral diseases; Womens health; Middle East; China

Since December, 2019, the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection has become a major epidemic threat in China. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters Previous studies have shown that SARS during pregnancy is associated with a high incidence of adverse maternal and neonatal complications, s...