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DrEdwardMullins

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction

Clinical Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics (Public, Global and D
 
 
 
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St Mary's HospitalClarence WingSt Mary's Campus

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@unpublished{Mullins:2020:10.1101/2020.03.06.20032144,
author = {Mullins, E and Evans, D and Viner, R and O'Brien, P and Morris, E},
doi = {10.1101/2020.03.06.20032144},
publisher = {Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory},
title = {Coronavirus in pregnancy and delivery: rapid review and expert consensus},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.06.20032144},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - UNPB
AB  - BACKGROUND Person to person spread of COIVD-19 in the UK has now been confirmed. There are limited case series reporting the impact on women affected by coronaviruses (CoV) during pregnancy. In women affected by SARS and MERS, the case fatality rate appeared higher in women affected in pregnancy compared with non-pregnant women. We conducted a rapid, review to guide management of women affected by COVID -19 during pregnancy and developed interim practice guidance with the RCOG and RCPCH to inform maternity and neonatal service planningMETHODS Searches were conducted in PubMed and MedRxiv to identify primary case reports, case series, observational studies or randomised-controlled trial describing women affected by coronavirus in pregnancy and on neonates. Data was extracted from relevant papers and the review was drafted with representatives of the RCPCH and RCOG who also provided expert consensus on areas where data were lackingRESULTS From 9964 results on PubMed and 600 on MedRxiv, 18 relevant studies (case reports and case series) were identified. There was inconsistent reporting of maternal, perinatal and neonatal outcomes across case reports and series concerning COVID-19, SARS, MERS and other coronaviruses. From reports of 19 women to date affected by COVID-19 in pregnancy, delivering 20 babies, 3 (16%) were asymptomatic, 1 (5%) was admitted to ICU and no maternal deaths have been reported. Deliveries were 17 by caesarean section, 2 by vaginal delivery, 8 (42%) delivered pre-term. There was one neonatal death, in 15 babies who were tested there was no evidence of vertical transmission.CONCLUSIONS Morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 appears less marked than for SARS and MERS, acknowledging the limited number of cases reported to date. Pre-term delivery affected 42% of women hospitalised with COVID-19, which may put considerable pressure on neonatal services if the UK reasonable worse-case scenario of 80% of the population affected is realised. There has been
AU  - Mullins,E
AU  - Evans,D
AU  - Viner,R
AU  - O'Brien,P
AU  - Morris,E
DO  - 10.1101/2020.03.06.20032144
PB  - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
PY  - 2020///
TI  - Coronavirus in pregnancy and delivery: rapid review and expert consensus
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.06.20032144
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/84032
ER  -
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