COVID-19 during pregnancy could potentially affect placental function.

Shoichi MagawaMasafumi NiiNaosuke EnomotoYuya TamaishiSho TakakuraShintaro MakiMasaki IshidaKazuhiro OsatoEiji KondoHajime SakumaTomoaki Ikeda

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 (2023)

In this study, BOLD-MRI was used to evaluate placental oxygenation during pregnancy in COVID-19-affected patients. COVID-19 during pregnancy decreased placental oxygenation even post-illness, but had no effect on fetal growth; further investigation of the possible effects of COVID-19 on the fetus and mother is warranted.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
magnetic resonance imaging
ejection fraction
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
magnetic resonance