A systematic review of studies published up to March 30, 2020, analyzing maternal and perinatal outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy. The review, authored by Paulino Vigil‐De Gracia for the Costa Rican Department of Social Security, includes data from 14 publications covering 83 pregnant women and 84 newborns. It reports on symptoms, obstetric complications, treatments, and birth outcomes.
Use Cases
- Analyzing the prevalence of symptoms like fever and lymphopenia based on the description
- Studying obstetric intervention rates such as cesarean section based on the description
- Investigating perinatal outcomes like preterm birth and mortality based on the description
- Assessing the reported use of treatments like antivirals and antibiotics based on the description
- Evaluating evidence for vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 based on the description
Strengths
- Includes data from 83 pregnant women and 84 newborns, providing a specific cohort size
- Reports specific quantitative findings, such as 89% cesarean section rate and 25% preterm birth rate
- Based on a systematic review methodology across PubMed and Google Scholar
Limitations
- Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the early pandemic period (up to March 2020)
Provenance
- Source
- Costa Rican Department of Social Security
- Collection Method
- Systematic review of PubMed and Google Scholar databases
- Time Range
- Studies published up to March 30, 2020