Highlights: Does COVID-19 Affect Pregnancy?

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  • A research was posted on August 10, 2020 about COVID-19 and pregnancy.
  • In December 2019, a new type of coronavirus appeared and rapidly spread around the world.
  • The new coronavirus is causing the disease COVID-19.
  • The new coronavirus belongs to the beta-coronavirus family and was named severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 or SARS-CoV-2.
  • Beta-coronavirus family includes the SARS and the middle east respiratory syndrome.
  • The susceptibility and prognoses of pregnant women and the effects of the infection on the fetus have been the center of attention.
  • At present, the effects of COVID-19 to pregnant women are not clear and that the disease does not increase the rate of miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm labor or teratogenicity.
  • Even so, carriers might transmit COVID-19 virus to pregnant women.
  • Understanding and maintaining standard precautions in clinical and laboratory settings should be reinforced for medical personnel.

Terms/Definitions:

teratogenicity – the capability of producing fetal malformation.

Source:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32779342/

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/teratogenicity

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