Vertical Transmission of Coronavirus in Obstetrics: A Myth or Truth?  

作　　者：Salma Abdi Mahmoud Ali M. Ussi Chukwuma J. Okafor Salma Abdi Mahmoud;Ali M. Ussi;Chukwuma J. Okafor(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Health and Medical Sciences, The State University of Zanzibar, Zanzibar, Tanzania;Department of Natural Sciences, The State University of Zanzibar, Zanzibar, Tanzania;Department of Pathology and Biochemistry, School of Health and Medical Sciences, The State University of Zanzibar, Zanzibar, Tanzania)

机构地区：[1]Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Health and Medical Sciences, The State University of Zanzibar, Zanzibar, Tanzania [2]Department of Natural Sciences, The State University of Zanzibar, Zanzibar, Tanzania [3]Department of Pathology and Biochemistry, School of Health and Medical Sciences, The State University of Zanzibar, Zanzibar, Tanzania

出　　处：《Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology》2021年第3期309-314,共6页妇产科期刊（英文）

摘　　要：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 in</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">fected neonates. In obstetrics, viral infections can be either transmitted</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> through </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the in-utero, intrapartum, and postpartum periods. Nevertheless, with the</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 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.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 in</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">fected neonates. In obstetrics, viral infections can be either transmitted</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> through </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">the in-utero, intrapartum, and postpartum periods. Nevertheless, with the</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 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.

关 键 词：CORONAVIRUS OBSTETRICS IN-UTERO INTRAPARTUM POSTPARTUM 

分 类 号：R37[医药卫生—病原生物学]