COVID-19 on Pregnancy Outcomes, Mental Health and Placenta: Focus in Latin America.
Marcelo González-OrtizPatricio CastroPablo Vergara-BarraPatricia HuertaCarlos EscuderoPublished in: Advances in experimental medicine and biology (2023)
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many aspects of health and society worldwide. One vulnerable group that faced SARS-CoV-2 infection is pregnant women, who were considered to have potentiated risk factors. In physiological pregnancy, maternal systems have several changes and adaptations to support fetal development. These changes involve regulations of cardiovascular, respiratory, and immunologic systems, among others, which SARS-CoV-2 could severely alter. Furthermore, the systemic effects of viral infection could be associated with placental dysfunction and adverse pregnancy outcomes, which have been studied from the start of the pandemic to date. Additionally, pregnancy is a condition of more significant mental health vulnerability, especially when faced with highly stressful situations. In this chapter, we have collected information on the effect of COVID-19 on maternal mortality, the SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in pregnancy, and the impact on pregnancy outcomes, maternal mental health, and placental function, with a particular focus on studies that consider the Latin American population.
Keyphrases
- pregnancy outcomes
- mental health
- sars cov
- pregnant women
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- coronavirus disease
- risk factors
- mental illness
- healthcare
- climate change
- public health
- high intensity
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular disease
- emergency department
- health information
- adverse drug
- coronary artery disease
- health promotion
- social media
- weight gain