TITLE:
Vertical Transmission of Coronavirus in Obstetrics: A Myth or Truth?
AUTHORS:
Salma Abdi Mahmoud, Ali M. Ussi, Chukwuma J. Okafor
KEYWORDS:
Coronavirus, Obstetrics, In-Utero, Intrapartum, Postpartum
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.11 No.3,
March
24,
2021
ABSTRACT: In
obstetrics, the maternal immune system plays a critical role in the
establishment and maintenance of a healthy pregnancy. The immune response of
the placenta plays important role in determining a maternal vulnerability
toward infectious diseases. The various adverse outcome, ranging from preterm
birth, injury to the fetal brain cortex and fetal death are all documented in
infected neonates. In obstetrics, viral
infections can be either transmitted through the in-utero, intrapartum, and postpartum periods. Nevertheless, with
the recent pandemic of coronavirus and some documented cases of a
positively infected neonate, it is becoming more apparent that the mode of
transmission of coronavirus during pregnancy needs to be better understood.
This review focuses on revealing the possible modes of transmission of the
coronavirus in obstetrics.