Effect of the severity of SARS-CoV-2 on pregnancy and delivery: A narrative review

Alnasser, Ali Hassan A.; Alburaih, Jasem Ahmad H.; Abuzaid, Abdulmonem Ali Y. Abuzaid; Al Thomali, Abdullah Mohammed M.; Alkhazal, Mohammed Faisal Y.; Alraddadi, Afnan Ahmed M.; Alquaymi, Osama Ibrahim A.; Aljohani, Ebtisam Omayrah A.; Alrashed, Abdullah Ali A.; Alsannaa, Majid Muhsen S.; Almuhanna, Sokainah Hasan H.; Al Muailu, Zahra Ali H.; Alrashid, Jehad Abdulkareem A.; Al-Mubarak, Zahra; Alasmakh, Yousef Yaqoub Y.

doi:10.21608/mid.2023.200981.1489

Effect of the severity of SARS-CoV-2 on pregnancy and delivery: A narrative review

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

¹ Department of Research, Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Ministry of Health, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabial

² Dental Unit, Primary Health Centers Department, Al Ahsa Health Complex, Al-Hofuf, Saudi Arabia

³ Department of Microbiology, Secondly Forces Hospital Dammam, Dammam Saudi Arabia

⁴ Clinical pharmacist, King Faisal Medical Complex, Taif, Saudi Arabia

⁵ Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

⁶ Alaqayt’s Healthcare Care Center, Ministry of Health, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia

⁷ College of Medicine, Almaarefa University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

⁸ College of pharmacology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

⁹ College of Medicine, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia

¹⁰ College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

¹¹ Emergency Department, Qatif Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Qatif, Saudi Arabia

¹² College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

¹³ English Department, College of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland

¹⁴ College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

¹⁵ Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

10.21608/mid.2023.200981.1489

Abstract

Background: Pregnant women with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are more likely than non-pregnant women to develop severe COVID-19 complications. In addition, COVID-19 is linked to unfavorable pregnancy outcomes. Due to the lack of effective COVID-19 treatment, it is critical to assess geographic differences and trends in current clinical care and the effect of COVID-19 on pregnant women. This review aims to evaluate maternal and neonatal outcomes in COVID-19 pregnancies. We searched the Medline database for research papers from January 2019 to December 31, 2021. Eleven studies of systematic, meta-analysis, review, and cohort designs were included with searched keywords {Pregnancy AND COVID [MeSH Terms]}. This study summarizes the maternal characteristics, vertical Transmission, maternal and neonatal outcomes, the rate of cesarean section, comorbidities, mechanical ventilation, ICU admission rate, mode of delivery, type of anesthesia, the average hospital length of stay (HLOS), the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), preeclampsia, pregnancy-induced hypertension, chest x‐ray and CT scan findings, treatments, and outcomes over time.

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