Protection challenges of pregnant women against vertical transmission during COVID-19 epidemic: A narrative review

Muhammad Hasnain; Muhammad Fermi Pasha; Imran Ghani; Rahmat Budiarto

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2020.06.206

Protection challenges of pregnant women against vertical transmission during COVID-19 epidemic: A narrative review

Am J Infect Control. 2020 Dec;48(12):1516-1519. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.06.206. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

Authors

Muhammad Hasnain¹, Muhammad Fermi Pasha², Imran Ghani³, Rahmat Budiarto⁴

Affiliations

¹ Malaysia School of Information Technology, Monash University, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia. Electronic address: muhammad.malik1@monash.edu.
² Malaysia School of Information Technology, Monash University, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia.
³ Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, USA.
⁴ Department of Computer Science & Engineering, College of Comp. Sc. and IT, Albaha University, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

This paper presents a narrative review study of 5 popular data repositories focusing on challenges of pregnant women protection during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study concludes that the likelihood of a vertical transmission of COVID-19 infection from pregnant women to neonates was not observed. Nevertheless, it remains a serious risk for them during their earlier stage of pregnancy, thus, special attention from health professionals has been recommended.

Keywords: Mother-to-baby virus transfer; Pandemic; Safe-guarding pregnancy; Susceptible infection.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / transmission*
COVID-19 / virology
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / prevention & control*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology*
Prenatal Care / methods*
SARS-CoV-2*