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Obstetric challenges during COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative review

Helmy Abdelmalek Fahmy E 1 , Yeap BT 2 , Pg Baharuddin DM 1 , M A Abdelhafez M 1 , Than WW 1 , Soe MZ 3 Show all authors , Hayati F 4 , Chin YS 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 5 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sabah Women and Children's Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Ann Med Surg (Lond), 2021 Nov;71:102995.
PMID: 34745605 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102995

Abstract

The severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) pandemic impacts the health of women at reproductive age in different ways, starting from pregnancy planning to post-delivery. This narrative review summarises the challenges to obstetric practice posed by the severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) pandemic. In this paper, we highlight the impacts of COVID-19 to obstetric practice globally and the efforts taken to address these challenges. Further study is critical to investigate the effects of COVID-19 on pregnancy, the outcome of COVID-19 positive pregnant women, and the safety of vaccination during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

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