A systematic scoping review of COVID-19 during pregnancy and childbirth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical presentation and outcomes of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy remain limited and fragmented.

Objectives

To summarize the existing literature on COVID-19 infection during pregnancy and childbirth, particularly concerning clinical presentation and outcomes.

Search strategy

A systematic search of LitCovid, EBSCO MEDLINE, CENTRAL, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Scopus electronic databases. The references of relevant studies were also searched.

Selection criteria

Identified titles and abstracts were screened to select original reports and cross-checked for overlap of cases.

Data collection and analysis

A descriptive summary organized by aspects of clinical presentations (symptoms, imaging, and laboratory) and outcomes (maternal and perinat

SUBMITTER: Elshafeey F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9087748 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature