![]() On admission, the lungs of all mothers were normal, but chest CT scan reported unilateral and bilateral infiltrations. The most common infected mothers' symptoms were fever, cough, and chest pain. Only one parturient woman required ICU admission and oxygen through the Venturi mask and her neonate was admitted to the NICU ward for monitoring. None of the mothers needed mechanical ventilation after delivery and only received antiviral, antibiotic, and oxygen therapy through the nasal catheter. Of the 37 mothers, 6 had preterm labor, 6 had premature rupture of the membrane, 2 had abnormal amniotic fluid, and 2 had abnormal umbilical cord. Only one study reported that the neonate died after birth. Of the 37 pregnant mothers, 7 reported preterm labor at 30-33 weeks of age and the rest had no preterm labor and all had delivery in the third trimester (between 34 and 40 weeks’ gestation). Of these, 29 had cesarean delivery and 8 had normal delivery. The age range of mothers was 23-40 years. Important questions raised due to the spread of COVID-19 include: Are the symptoms of pneumonia in pregnant women different from those of non-pregnant women? How likely are maternal and neonatal mortality? Does it cause pregnancy complications or premature birth? and How much COVID-19 is transmitted to the baby ( 3, 17)? Given the importance of the issue and the lack of sufficient evidence, the present study aimed to review the published evidence in this regard.Ī total of 37 pregnant mothers with COVID-19 and 38 newborns (two were twins) were studied. Viral pneumonia is one of the leading causes of pregnancy deaths worldwide ( 16). With the spread of the coronavirus, concerns have been raised about its intrauterine transmission from mother to fetus in pregnant women ( 2, 3, 15). The exact way of disease transmission has not yet been determined, but the researchers found that the virus spreads through respiratory droplets like the flu, and air precautions are very necessary given the lack of information in this area ( 14). Pneumonia caused by COVID-19 is a highly contagious and infectious disease declared a health emergency by the World Health Organization ( 11- 13). A team of international experts, with a range of specializations, has tried to manage this outbreak ( 10, 11). On February 12, 2020, WHO named the disease caused by the novel coronavirus “Coronavirus Disease 2019” (COVID-19). On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) labeled the outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Since the first case of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, up to March 19 th, 234073 people in the world have been infected with COVID- people have died because of COVID-19 infection ( 6- 9). The disease was first spread in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, China, and the quickly spread to other countries around the world, including Iran ( 3- 5). The COVID-19 epidemic began in China and quickly spread to other countries and became a major health problem ( 2). ![]() Coronaviruses are among the main human and animal pathogens ( 1).
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