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Abstract
COVID-19, caused by SARS-COV-2, was classified as the first pandemic of the 21st century by the WHO.
Most global cases of COVID-19 have evidence of human-to-human transmission. This virus can be readily isolated from respiratory droplets or secretions, feces and fomites (objects).
Transmission of the virus is known to occur most often through close contact with an infected person or, probably uncommonly, from contaminated surfaces.
To date, vertical transmission of SARS-COV-2 from mother to fetus has not been confirmed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in amniotic fluid, cord blood, or placenta.
The diagnosis of COVID-19 can be made based on symptoms and known exposure or simply from a positive test for SARS-CoV-2 even in the absence of any symptoms. COVID-19 can therefore be symptomatic or asymptomatic.
The impact of COVID infection on pregnancy is inconsistent. Most of the pregnant cases were in the third trimester; Maternal COVID-19 is associated with an increased rate of iatrogenic preterm birth, caesarean birth, small for gestational age babies and an increased risk of stillbirth and neonatal morbidity linked to preterm birth rather than the COVID-19 infections itself.
Pregnant women with Coronavirus infection who seem mild or asymptomatic at admission may rapidly progress to severely or critically ill, at which point fetal death might occur so close surveillance of an infected mother and timely delivery of the fetus are therefore critical to avoid further complications and mortality.
This study aimed to study the impact of COVID-19 in pregnancy on maternal and neonatal outcomes.
This study was a retrospective study that was carried out on El-Bagour Quarantine hospital, Menuofia Governate, Egypt. The medical records of pregnant women admitted to El-Bagour Quarantine hospital diagnosed COVID-19 infection were revised to collect the maternal and neonatal data of the infected pregnant mothers. The total number of pregnant women with COVID-19 infection was 65 cases.