The 2019 novel coronavirus infection and pregnancy: What do we know?

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https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2022.2.4-11

Petrova U.L., Shmakov R.G.
Academician V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia

The COVID-19 pandemic resulting from the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus remains a serious global health problem. An analysis has been made of the available modern foreign and Russian literature on topical issues of the 2019 novel coronavirus infection during pregnancy. Despite the tsunami of published information, many issues remain disputable and controversial and require further study. To date, little is known about the impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus infection on pregnancy. This review considers the physiological changes during pregnancy, which make pregnant women vulnerable to contamination and severe infection, as well as the possibility of intrauterine transmission, lactation during COVID-19, and specific preventive measures.
Conclusion: Understanding that pregnant women are a vulnerable population at high risk for severe COVID-19 infection is essential to improve obstetric care during a pandemic. Medical personnel should conduct educational conversations with pregnant women and/or puerperas about the importance of adhering to non-specific prevention and vaccination measures to reduce adverse obstetric and neonatal outcomes.

2019 novel coronavirus infection

SARS-CoV-2

COVID-19

pregnancy

vertical transmission

vaccination

breastfeeding

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Received 18.01.2022

Accepted 24.01.2022

Uliana L. Petrova, PhD student, V.I. Kulakov NMRC for OG&P, Ministry of Health of Russia, +7(991)118-24-31, u_petrova@oparina4.ru,
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0388-3104, 117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina str., 4.
Roman G. Shmakov, Dr. Med. Sci, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head Specialist in Obstetrics of Ministry of Healthcare of Russia, Director of the Institute of Obstetrics, V.I. Kulakov NMRC for OG&P, Ministry of Health of Russia, +7(495)438-72-00, r_shmakov@oparina4.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2206-1002,
117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina str., 4.

Authors’ contributions: Petrova U.L. – development of the concept of the review, literature data analysis, writing the text;
Shmakov R.G. – editing the text, final approval of the manuscript.
Conflicts of interest: The authors declare that there are no potential conflicts of interest.
Funding: The investigation has not been sponsored.
For citation: Petrova U.L., Shmakov R.G.
The 2019 novel coronavirus infection and pregnancy: What do we know?
Akusherstvo i Ginekologiya/Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2022; 2: 4-11 (in Russian)
https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2022.2.4-11

The 2019 novel coronavirus infection and pregnancy: What do we know?

Petrova U.L., Shmakov R.G.

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