How does coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affect pregnant women and neonates?
COVID-19 proves quite severe when the symptoms don’t subside initially. It has same effect on pregnant women. According to a study, pregnant women who contracted COVID-19 had to end their pregnancy by C-section. Premature delivery and C-sections in COVID-19 patients put maternal health under threat. However, no newborn baby has been reported to contract COVID-19 at the time of delivery. Similarly, no vertical and horizontal transmission of COVID-19 has been reported.