Pregnancy

• Introduction
• This is an evolving situation
• As and when new evidence emerges these will be updated
• Transmission
• The infection rate is not higher than the general population
• Vertical transmission – Data on the perinatal vertical transmission to neonates is limited to small case series with conflicting results (National Institute of Health, USA);
• Some studies have demonstrated a lack of transmission,
• Others have not been able to definitively rule out
• Symptoms/complications
• Similar to the general population
• A large population-based cohort study in the UK found, the rates of critical care admission and severe SARS-CoV-2-associated maternal mortality were similar to those in the general population of women of reproductive age
• Only reported emergency C-section for a stillborn – MODS
• Fetal complications
• No increased risk of spontaneous abortion
• No teratogenic evidence
• A few reports of premature rupture of membrane (PROM)