COVID-19 and cause of pregnancy loss during the pandemic: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The association between Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and abortion has been debated since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to conduct this systematic review to understand better the potential effects of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on fetal loss in infected mothers presented with abortion following this infection.

Methods

We included articles published in PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, clinicaltrials.gov, and Embase databases in 2019 and 2020 through a comprehensive search via appropriate keywords, including COVID-19 and abortion synonyms. All studies with the abortion data in COVID-19 confirmed pregnant females were collected.

Results

Out of 208 potentially relevant articles, 11 articles were eligibl

SUBMITTER: Kazemi SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8357105 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature