Coronavirus infection and pregnancy

Abstract

After its first outbreak in 2019, SARS-CoV2 quickly attained pandemic status and has caused unprecedented deaths throughout the world. However, being a Coronavirus, it shares its genome with SARS1 and MERS whose first outbreak occurred in 2002 and 2012 respectively. These Coronaviruses causing disease in human beings, also posses’ potential threat to the pregnant woman and the newborn progeny. Comparative study of the three different Coronavirus diseases in this group shows that a lot of similarities in symptoms and the outcome exists. To date, the therapy to treat Coronavirus disease in such cases also basically requires symptomatic treatment as the most potential safe option for the healthcare workers to be practiced.