All we know about COVID-19 in pregnancy: from perinatal to ethical and psychological perspective
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Spiniello Lorenzo, Di Mascio Daniele, Bianco Cristina, Esposito Oscar, Giangiordano Ilaria, Muzii Ludovico, Giancotti Antonella, Brunelli Roberto, Saccone Gabriele
ISSN: 1305-3124
The Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), also known as Wuhancoronavirus, causes the 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease orCOVID-19. While coronavirus infection is a common and usuallyself-limiting infection, in a specific population like pregnant women,complications of the disease appear to be more relevant, and preg-nant women are particularly susceptible to morbidity and mortality,especially in case of high pathogenicity virus. Most common compli-cations associated with COVID-19 in pregnancy include pretermbirth, cesarean delivery, and perinatal deaths. The risk of vertical transmission seems to be negligible