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OBJECTIVES: To add to the growing evidence on SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, so as to better inform clinical decision making and optimize patient outcomes.
METHODS: A systematic search of relevant databases was perfomed on 25 March 2020 and a repeat search, on 10 April 2020. Reports of pregnant patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection at any time during their pregnancy were reviewed and summarized .
RESULTS: We summarized the outcomes of a total of 155 pregnant women and 118 neonates. The evidence suggests a similar rate of severe COVID-19 cases in pregnant women and the general population. The frequency of cesarean deliveries is high, against guidelines recommendations.
CONCLUSION: Limited data on COVID-19 during preganacy, associated with a wide variation in the methodology make accurate data interpretation difficult.
| Discipline / Specialty Area | Score |
|---|---|
| Intensivist/Critical Care | |
| Public Health | |
| Pediatric Neonatology | |
| Obstetrics | |
| Family Medicine (FM)/General Practice (GP) | |
| Infectious Disease | |
Data on Sars-CoV-2 infected pregnant women are increasingly available in the medical literature and provide relevant information to the scientific community.