Excess of cesarean births in pregnant women with COVID-19: A meta-analysis.

Mahmoud OmarMohanad R YoussefLily Nguyen Trinh Abdallah S Attia Rami M ElshazliChristina L JardakAshraf S Farhoud Mohammad H HusseinAreej ShihabiAhmed Elnahla Ghassan ZoraMohamed AbdelgawadRuhul MunshiMohamed AboueishaEman Ali Toraih Manal S Fawzy Emad Kandil

Published in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2022)

Vaginal delivery was not associated with worse maternal or neonatal outcomes when compared with cesarean. The decision to pursue a cesarean birth should be based on standard indications, not COVID-19 status.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
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pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
gestational age
birth weight
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
type diabetes
decision making
adipose tissue
preterm birth
insulin resistance
weight gain