Commentary

Volume: 36 | Issue: 2 | Published: Jun 30, 2020 | Pages: 102 - 104 | DOI: 10.24911/BioMedica/5-121

Giving Birth at Times of COVID-19


Authors: Sheza Hassan , Ibrahim Sajid , Sajid Abaidullah , Zahida Parveen


Article Info

Authors

Sheza Hassan

Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi– Pakistan.

Ibrahim Sajid

Aga Khan Medical College, Stadium Road, Karachi-Pakistan.

Sajid Abaidullah

King Edward Medical University, Lahore– Pakistan.

Zahida Parveen

Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad–Pakistan.

Publication History

Received: May 18, 2020

Revised: June 10, 2020

Accepted: June 20, 2020

Published: June 30, 2020


Abstract


Ever since Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been declared a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO) it has gradually become top cause of morbidity. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) possesses the tendency to cause severe symptoms in patients with a weakened immune system. In the setting where a mother develops mild COVID-19 infection yet remains stable, responds to medical treatment and there is no fetal compromise; the pregnancy may be continued to term with close surveillance. What is important in the current scenario is that the patients of COVID-19 along with any other comorbidities or medical conditions are at more risk of having fatal disease then the ones with COVID-19 alone. The pregnancy is one physiological condition in which a patient can face drastic pathological complications with COVID-19 if not given the due care.


Keywords: COVID-19, Pregnancy, Childbirth, Labour.


Pubmed Style

Sheza Hassan, Ibrahim Sajid, Sajid Abaidullah, Zahida Parveen. Giving Birth at Times of COVID-19. BioMedica. 2020; 30 (June 2020): 102-104. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-121

Web Style

Sheza Hassan, Ibrahim Sajid, Sajid Abaidullah, Zahida Parveen. Giving Birth at Times of COVID-19. https://biomedicapk.com/articles/121 [Access: December 26, 2024]. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-121

AMA (American Medical Association) Style

Sheza Hassan, Ibrahim Sajid, Sajid Abaidullah, Zahida Parveen. Giving Birth at Times of COVID-19. BioMedica. 2020; 30 (June 2020): 102-104. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-121

Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Sheza Hassan, Ibrahim Sajid, Sajid Abaidullah, Zahida Parveen. Giving Birth at Times of COVID-19. BioMedica. (2020), [cited December 26, 2024]; 30 (June 2020): 102-104. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-121

Harvard Style

Sheza Hassan, Ibrahim Sajid, Sajid Abaidullah, Zahida Parveen (2020) Giving Birth at Times of COVID-19. BioMedica, 30 (June 2020): 102-104. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-121

Chicago Style

Sheza Hassan, Ibrahim Sajid, Sajid Abaidullah, Zahida Parveen. "Giving Birth at Times of COVID-19." 30 (2020), 102-104. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-121

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Sheza Hassan, Ibrahim Sajid, Sajid Abaidullah, Zahida Parveen. "Giving Birth at Times of COVID-19." 30.June 2020 (2020), 102-104. Print. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-121

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Sheza Hassan, Ibrahim Sajid, Sajid Abaidullah, Zahida Parveen (2020) Giving Birth at Times of COVID-19. , 30 (June 2020), 102-104. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-121