CORONAVIRUS DISEASE IN PREGNANT WOMEN

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2727.2021.4.12838

Keywords:

COVID-19, pregnancy, fetus, obstetric and neonatal consequences

Abstract

Scientific data on the effects of COVID-19 on pregnancy continue to accumulate. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the degree of risk during pregnancy was uncertain, affecting the mental health of such women. Many studies have shown no effect of SARS-CoV-2 on pregnancy. However, the harmful effects of other coronavirus infections during pregnancy, including SARS and MERS, have led professionals to be cautious. Therefore, infection with SARS-CoV-2, even theoretically, in this regard can not be an exception. Large-scale research, which is still ongoing, has greatly broadened the understanding of this important issue.

The clinical picture of COVID-19 in pregnant women, pathology of pregnancy and fetus associated with this disease, perinatal infection of newborns with SARS-CoV-2, placental infection of the fetus with virus, maternal antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 and passive immunity with COVID-19 are considered.

Author Biographies

  • V. S. Kopcha, I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University

    MD, Professor at the Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Skin and Venereal Diseases Department, I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University

  • V. P. Maly, Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

    MD, Professor, Head at the Infectious Diseases Department, Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

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Published

2022-04-11

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Section

Reviews and lectures

How to Cite

CORONAVIRUS DISEASE IN PREGNANT WOMEN . (2022). Infectious Diseases – Infektsiyni Khvoroby, 4, 36-47. https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2727.2021.4.12838