Maternal death in pregnancy due to COVID‐19

Pregnant women with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection are at higher risk of death and pneumonia: propensity score matched analysis of a nationwide prospective cohort (COV19Mx)

“…Limited, unmatched data have indicated that pneumonia tends to be non-severe in approximately 80% of pregnant women with COVID-19 22 , and that maternal death is uncommon 15,[22][23][24][25][26] . However, initial commentaries about pregnancy being a protective factor for mortality were very premature and without adequate data 27 . The current study is one of the largest-scale investigations showing that, when matched for medical and demographic characteristics, pregnant women with COVID-19 have a higher risk of pneumonia and death than their non-pregnant counterparts.…”

Counseling in maternal–fetal medicine: SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in pregnancy

“…[1][2] Since the beginning of the pandemic, pregnancy was thought to be associated with a higher burden of maternal mortality and morbidity compared to the general population, due to the physiologic cardiovascular, respiratory and immunological adaptations. [3][4] Although several cohort studies and systematic reviews evaluating the impact of SARS-COV-2 infection on maternal and perinatal outcomes have been published, [5][6][7][8][9][10][11] the evidence on several aspects of the prenatal management of these pregnancies remains conflicting, including the type and frequency of fetal monitoring, potential risk associated with invasive prenatal diagnosis, timing at delivery and intra-partum monitoring.…”

Scientific effort in combating COVID‐19 in obstetrics and gynecology

“…At the beginning of July, Cheng et al 42 raised concerns about the validity of the conclusion of a review 17 that COVID-19 is associated with a low rate of maternal mortality, considering that this was based on a small number of affected cases. At the same time, Joob and Wiwanitkit 43 raised concerns about the usefulness of lung ultrasound, particularly in low-resource countries with limited availability of ultrasound equipment.…”

“…At the beginning of July, Cheng et al 42 . raised concerns about the validity of the conclusion of a review 17 that COVID‐19 is associated with a low rate of maternal mortality, considering that this was based on a small number of affected cases.…”