1. Outcomes and epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in the obstetric population
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Karin Fuchs, Alexander Friedman, Desmond Sutton, Clara Bertozzi-Villa, and James Lasky
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Fever ,Population ,MEDLINE ,Severity of Illness Index ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Pregnancy ,030225 pediatrics ,Pandemic ,Epidemiology ,Severity of illness ,Obstetrics and Gynaecology ,medicine ,Humans ,Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health ,Pregnancy Complications, Infectious ,education ,Intensive care medicine ,Hypoxia ,Asymptomatic Infections ,education.field_of_study ,030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine ,Transmission (medicine) ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Oxygen Inhalation Therapy ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,COVID-19 ,Myalgia ,medicine.disease ,Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical ,Dyspnea ,Cough ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Female ,Outcomes research ,business - Abstract
As of June 19, 2020 there are more than 8.6 million COVID-19 cases worldwide with over 450,000 deaths. Providing obstetrical care in the setting of the pandemic poses challenges to the healthcare system in that, in comparison to many other medical specialties, obstetrical care cannot be deferred. Pregnant patients represent a high risk population for exposure and infection with respiratory pathogens and, as they require multiple points of contact with the healthcare system, are especially vulnerable. The purpose of this review is assess current epidemiology and outcomes research related to COVID-19 with a focus on obstetric patients. This review covers the global spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, symptomatology, modes of transmission, and current knowledge gaps related to epidemiology and outcomes for the obstetric population.
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- 2020