Maternal death due to COVID‐19 and high BMI: A case report from Hamadan, Iran

Abstract

Abstract Pregnant women suffering chronic illness or obstetric complications such as obesity are prone to severe pneumonia and COVID‐19. Obesity in pregnancy is associated with many complications for both mother and fetus. Here, we report the death of an obese mother with COVID‐19.

Keywords

• coronavirus
• Iran
• maternal death
• obesity
• pregnant women
• weight gain