Maternal and perinatal characteristics and outcomes of pregnancies complicated with COVID-19 in Kuwait

• Main Authors: Amal Ayed (Author), Alia Embaireeg (Author), Asmaa Benawadh (Author), Wadha Al-Fouzan (Author), Majdeda Hammoud (Author), Monif Al-Hathal (Author), Abeer Alzaydai (Author), Ashraf Ahmad (Author), Mariam Ayed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women and newborns is incompletely understood. Preliminary data shows a rather fluctuating course of the disease from asymptomatic or mild symptoms to maternal death. However, it is not clear whether the disease increases the risk of...