Can pregnancy aggravate the criticality of COVID-19 infection in obese asthmatic peripartum woman? A peripartum COVID-19 mortality case report

J Obstet Gynaecol. 2021 Oct 25:1-3. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2021.1960290. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAs coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sweeps all over the world, Information about COVID-19 is evolving rapidly and interim guidance by multiple organisations is constantly being updated and expanded. Early with discovery of COVID 19, it was reported that pregnancy did affect the progress of the disease severity. Recently, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that pregnancy is a risk factors for COVID-19 severity. The current case report is presenting a peripartum COVID-19 positive mortality case.PMID:34693861 | DOI:10.1080/01443615.2021.1960290

Source: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - October 25, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Mohamed Fouad Selim Sherif A A Mohamed Manal Mohamed Ali Abdou Mohamed Salah Haggag Yasser Gamal Azza S Abd Elhaffez Source Type: research