Case series of four pregnant women with COVID-19 in Ilam, Iran

A Gheysarzadeh; N Sadeghifard; M Safari; T Rashidian; E Mohammadyari; H Tavan

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100783

Case series of four pregnant women with COVID-19 in Ilam, Iran

New Microbes New Infect. 2020 Nov:38:100783. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100783. Epub 2020 Oct 13.

Authors

A Gheysarzadeh¹, N Sadeghifard², M Safari³, T Rashidian⁴, E Mohammadyari⁵, H Tavan⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
² Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
³ Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Emam Khomeini Hospital, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Ayatollah Taleghani Hospital, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
⁵ Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
⁶ Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Clinical Research Development Unit, Shahid Mostafa Khomeini Hospital, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has quickly become the most important health burden globally as a result of the pandemic. Pregnant women are considered to be in a high-risk group because COVID-19 infection in this group may result in extensive damage. We aimed to describe COVID-19 infections in four pregnant women in Ilam, Iran. All had positive results first by real-time PCR, then by computed tomographic scan. All of these patients were hospitalized, and all of them were treated successfully. This study showed that although pregnant women are at a higher risk of COVID-19 infection, they can be treated successfully. It also demonstrated that receiving care and treatment at the hospital can be a good experience for pregnant women.

Keywords: COVID-19; Corona virus; infection; pandemic; pregnancy.

Publication types

Editorial