COVID-19 INFECTION DURING PREGNANCY: REVIEW ARTICLE

Background: Pregnant women and their newborns were also severely affected during this outbreak. Because of physiological changes in the immune and cardiopulmonary processes (such as diaphragm elevation, elevated oxygen consumption, and edema of the respiratory tract mucosa), pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to respiratory pathogens and serious pneumonia.

Aim: To summarize current evidence investigating COVID-19 infection outcomes on mothers and neonates.

Method: This is a systematic review was carried out, including PubMed, Google Scholar, and EBSCO that examining previous studies regarding COVID-19 infection during pregnancy. Authors extracted the data, and then the author's names, year and region of publication, the study type, period of study, and the result were reported.                                                                                     

Results and Conclusion: The review included 6 studies concluded that; extensive maternal illness, including ICU admission and perinatal mortality during birth, is indicated in existing evidence by COVID‐19 infecting. Conflicting data was obtained regarding mother-fetal infection as many studies with reported positive cases of neonates did not mention restrictions between mother and child during breastfeeding to limit infection.