Coronavirus and Pregnancy: The Challenges of the 21st Century: A Review

Sumaiya Adam; Sumaiya Adam; Carmen Pheiffer; Carmen Pheiffer; Carmen Pheiffer; Stephanie Dias; Tsakane Hlongwane; Tsakane Hlongwane; Valerie Vannevel; Priya Soma-Pillay; Priya Soma-Pillay; Fareed Abdullah; Fareed Abdullah

doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.923546

Frontiers in Microbiology (Jul 2022)

Coronavirus and Pregnancy: The Challenges of the 21st Century: A Review

Sumaiya Adam,
Sumaiya Adam,
Carmen Pheiffer,
Carmen Pheiffer,
Carmen Pheiffer,
Stephanie Dias,
Tsakane Hlongwane,
Tsakane Hlongwane,
Valerie Vannevel,
Priya Soma-Pillay,
Priya Soma-Pillay,
Fareed Abdullah,
Fareed Abdullah

Affiliations

Sumaiya Adam: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Sumaiya Adam: Research Centre for Maternal, Fetal, Newborn and Child Health Care Strategies, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Carmen Pheiffer: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Carmen Pheiffer: Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
Carmen Pheiffer: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA), Division of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Stephanie Dias: Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
Tsakane Hlongwane: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Tsakane Hlongwane: Research Centre for Maternal, Fetal, Newborn and Child Health Care Strategies, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Valerie Vannevel: Research Centre for Maternal, Fetal, Newborn and Child Health Care Strategies, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Priya Soma-Pillay: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Priya Soma-Pillay: Research Centre for Maternal, Fetal, Newborn and Child Health Care Strategies, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Fareed Abdullah: Office of AIDS and TB Research, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa
Fareed Abdullah: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.923546
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13

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Despite many advances in medicine we are still faced with emerging pathogens. Pregnant women have been disproportionately affected by previous coronavirus outbreaks. The COVID-19 pandemic has not affected pregnant women as greatly as SARS-CoV and MERS, but has posed other challenges such as the need for quarantine and isolation, limited access to antenatal care, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), vaccine hesitancy and inequities in vaccine access and therapeutics between rich countries and the global south. This review will describe the impact of the significant coronaviruses on pregnancy, with special focus on the challenges being encountered by the SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic.

Published in Frontiers in Microbiology

ISSN: 1664-302X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: http://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology

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