Abstract:

In December 2019, an unknown group of pneumonia cases were in the Chinese city of Wuhan. This life-threatening disease, called COVID-19, was caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), and the infection spread throughout the world by transmitting it to other countries. The available data on pregnancies and newborns with COVID 19 is limited and the management of newborns and children with COVID 19 is based on adult experience. This article examined the current literature on COVID-19 infection in newborns and pregnancies and summarized the important points related to COVID-19 infected newborns and pregnancies management, clinical findings, diagnosis, therapeutic strategies and breastfeeding. A series of pneumonia cases of unknown etiology have been in Wuhan, China since December 2019. This life-threating respiratory disease, named COVID -19 is caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and it has transmitted to other countries spread around the world. There are limited case series reporting the influence on pregnant women and newborn with COVID 19. The management for newborn and children with COVID-19 is based on adult experience. This article reviews the current knowledge of COVID-19 infection in newborns and pregnant women. Important details are summarized about breastfeeding, prevention, clinical characteristics, diagnosis and strategies of treatment of newborn and pregnant women in this review.

Keywords: