Fetal Diaphragmatic Excursion is Decreased in Hospitalized Pregnant Women Infected with COVID-19 during the Second and Third Trimesters.

Mefkure Eraslan SahinErdem SahinMehmet Mete KirlangicMehmet AkSeyma Daglıtuncezdi CamCevat Rifat CundubeyIlknur Col MadendagIlknur Col Madendag

Published in: American journal of perinatology (2023)

Our results indicated that moderate maternal COVID-19 infection decreased fetal diaphragmatic excursion and ultrasonographic evaluation of fetal diaphragmatic excursion before delivery can provide critical information to predict whether infants will require NICU admission.

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pregnant women
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emergency department
preterm infants
high intensity
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