Nuevas perspectivas en covid-19 y embarazo: una revisión de la bibliografía

Abstract

At the end of 2019, a new virus emerged capable of spreading rapidly, causing a pandemic and the collapse of health systems around the world. The agent was named as Novel Coronavirus of 2019 or SARS Cov2. Although everyone can get the disease, certain vulnerable groups were mostly affected. Especially pregnant women, due to the physiological changes they go through during their pregnancy. This has motivated the present investigation in order to know the implications of the disease during pregnancy, both for the mother and for the new being. Although care guidelines for pregnant women are still limited, it has been possible to collect information from the most relevant scientific libraries. Clarifying that there is a higher risk of severity when contracting the virus, as well as a higher risk of obstetric complications such as spontaneous abortion or preterm birth. management conditions are aimed at compensating for maternal needs, including termination of pregnancy, mechanical ventilation and admission to a critical care unit, if her clinical condition warrants it. There is still no standardized pharmacological treatment, however, the effectiveness of certain antivirals and corticosteroids has been recognized.