A Review of Covid-19’s Impact on Pregnancy

Background and Aim: Since the new Coronavirus started spreading in December 2019, the virus has had enormous consequences on people’s health and way of life in every nation on earth has been touched. A pregnant lady is more susceptible to infection than a healthy one because she is immunocompromised throughout pregnancy. The purpose of this present paper is to review relevant published literature to determine the impact of covid-19 on pregnant women.

Methods: In this narrative review all publications published in the databases PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Science Direct, and Web of Science from December 2019 to August 2022 by conducting a complete search with the required keywords, including covid-19, coronavirus illness 2019, SARS-CoV-2, and miscarriage, abortion, or pregnancy outcomes. After applying inclusion/exclusion criteria and following the PRISMA guidelines, total 25 papers were identified and thoroughly examined. There are few accessible data on the effects of covid-19 on pregnancy. Every day, new information emerges on the management of pregnancy during the covid-19 era.

Results: Pregnant women with covid-19 experienced fever, cough, dyspnea, myalgia, and exhaustion in the early stages, while headache, chest discomfort, and diarrhea were less common. Results shows that covid-19 can cause fetal distress, miscarriage, respiratory distress, and preterm delivery in pregnant women, according to the reviewed literature.

Conclusion: There is a higher risk in women who have a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result. covid-19 infection during pregnancy may cause pregnancy problems such as preterm birth, fetal distress and miscarriages. Due to the absence of adequate data regarding the effects of covid-19 on pregnancy, it is required to monitor suspected pregnant women to prevent miscarriage, fetal distress, respiratory distress and preterm delivery.