Coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy: Case report on maternal death in Sagar City of Central India

• Published in: The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research 2021-04, Vol.47 (4), p.1579-1582
• Main Authors: Rawat, Sumit K., Saad, Talha, Jindal, Ankur, Vyas, Ashish K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Case Report; Case Reports; Coronaviridae; coronavirus disease; Coronaviruses; Cough; COVID-19; COVID-19 - complications; COVID-19 - diagnosis; COVID-19 - physiopathology; COVID-19 - therapy; Fatal Outcome; Female; Fever; Gestation; Humans; India; Maternal mortality; Pandemics; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnosis; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - physiopathology; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - therapy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - virology; Retrospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Vomiting; Womens health
• ISSN: 1341-8076; 1447-0756
• DOI: 10.1111/jog.14696

Background The infection by SARS‐COV‐2 leading to coronavirus disease has become a worldwide pandemic. It is not clear whether the coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) and its severity differ in pregnant compared to the nonpregnant outcome. Concerns Out of four, three pregnant women were discharged with mild symptoms but one pregnant woman admitted at 24 weeks gestation with 3 days of vomiting, breathlessness, and cough had fatal outcome. Diagnoses After the medical staff prepared for isolation and protection, the patients quickly underwent with series of diagnostic tests, such as laboratory, imaging, and SARS‐COV‐2 nucleic‐acid examinations. Outcomes Among all four SARS CoV‐2 infected pregnant women, three discharged after recovery and delivered healthy babies but one had severe COVID‐19 disease. The women began to exhibit fever, reduced blood oxygen saturation, and despite the interventions, she could not be saved and succumbed to death. There is an early requirement of effective management strategies for pregnant women with COVID‐19.