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Protection challenges of pregnant women against vertical transmission during COVID-19 epidemic: A narrative review

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Highlights

  • A narrative review of the emerging literature on the challenges of pregnant women protection during COVID-19 infection was conducted.

  • Most review studies presented that no vertical transmission of COVID-19 from pregnant women to neonates was found.

  • Potential risks of vertical transmission of COVID-19 remain with pregnant women and neonates.

  • Special care has been suggested for pregnant women with COVID-19.

This paper presents a narrative review study of 5 popular data repositories focusing on challenges of pregnant women protection during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study concludes that the likelihood of a vertical transmission of COVID-19 infection from pregnant women to neonates was not observed. Nevertheless, it remains a serious risk for them during their earlier stage of pregnancy, thus, special attention from health professionals has been recommended.

Key Words

Pandemic
Mother-to-baby virus transfer
Safe-guarding pregnancy
Susceptible infection

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Conflicts of interest: The authors of this paper declare no conflict of interest.

Authors contribution: This narrative review was presented by the combined efforts of the above-listed authors. The first author (MH) prepared the initial draft of the article, and colleague author (MFP) proofread it and finalize the manuscript for review, (IG) as the second colleague author fixed the typos and grammatical errors, and formatted the paper according to the style of the Journal, while (RB) as the third colleague author addressed the reviewer comments and finalized the manuscript.

Funding: The authors have no funding for this research.

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