COVID-19 and maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality: a systematic review.

Kamaran HessamiNahid HomayoonAtefe HashemiHomeira VafaeiMaryam KasraeianNasrin Asadi

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2020)

Current available evidence suggested that maternal mortality mostly happened among women with previous co-morbidities and neonatal mortality seems to be a result of prematurity rather than infection. However, further reports are needed so that the magnitude of the maternal and perinatal mortality could be determined more precisely.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
risk factors
birth weight
sars cov
coronavirus disease
pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
coronary artery disease
type diabetes
emergency department
physical activity
low birth weight
weight gain