Maternal and perinatal characteristics and outcomes of pregnancies complicated with COVID-19 in Kuwait.

Amal AyedAlia EmbaireegAsmaa BenawadhWadha Al-FouzanMajdeda HammoudMonif Al-HathalAbeer AlzaydaiAshraf AhmadMariam Ayed

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2020)

In this national-based study, most of the pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2 showed mild symptoms. Although mother-to-child vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is possible, COVID-19 infection during pregnancy may not lead to unfavorable maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Keyphrases

sars cov
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
birth weight
coronavirus disease
gestational age
quality improvement
adipose tissue
body mass index
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
weight gain