Effect of COVID-19 on Mortality of Pregnant and Postpartum Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

CONCLUSION: COVID-19 infection in pregnant women was associated with higher rates (and pooled proportions) of cesarean section and mortality. Because new data are continuously being generated and published, the findings of this study can be complete and updated with new researches. The results of this study can guide and improve prenatal counseling of COVID-19-infected pregnant women.PMID:33728066 | PMC:PMC7938334 | DOI:10.1155/2021/8870129

Source: Journal of Pregnancy - March 17, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Leila Karimi Somayeh Makvandi Amir Vahedian-Azimi Thozhukat Sathyapalan Amirhossein Sahebkar Source Type: research