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Sars-Cov-2: An Imperative Maternal-Fetal Concern Publisher



Heydarifard Z1 ; Yavarian J1 ; Malekshahi SS2 ; Zadheidar S1 ; Mokhtariazad T1 ; Shafieijandaghi NZ1
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  1. 1. Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Virology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Source: Iranian Journal of Microbiology Published:2021


Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a newly emerged virus which belongs to Coronaviridae family within the betacoronavirus genus. Previous reports demonstrated that other betacoronaviruses were responsible for adverse outcomes during pregnancy in human. Due to inadequate data, the consequences of a SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy is still a public health concern in the second year of SARS-CoV-2 circulation in human population. Herein, we aimed to review the probable risk of intrauterine vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection to the fetus, its adverse outcomes during pregnancy for both mother and the fetus and maternal risk factors which affect the severity Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19. © 2021 The Authors. Published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
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