Maternal death due to COVID-19 and high BMI: A case report from Hamadan, Iran.

Samereh GhelichkhaniSeyedeh Zahra MasoumiEbrahim JaliliHamideh ParsapourAzam Ali Shirzadeh

Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)

Pregnant women suffering chronic illness or obstetric complications such as obesity are prone to severe pneumonia and COVID-19. Obesity in pregnancy is associated with many complications for both mother and fetus. Here, we report the death of an obese mother with COVID-19.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
pregnant women
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
insulin resistance
weight gain
pregnancy outcomes
risk factors
adipose tissue
high fat diet induced
body mass index
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
bariatric surgery
early onset
skeletal muscle
drug induced
physical activity