In this cross sectional study,the following questions require immediate attention: whether COVID-19 symptoms in pregnant women differ from symptoms in non-pregnant women; whether disease complications and mortality rates are higher in pregnant women than in non-pregnant women; and whether there is a risk of premature delivery, foetal mortality, or even vertical transmission of the disease. These questions must be answered in order to plan optimal obstetrical management for pregnant women with COVID-19
The spread of a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) from Wuhan, China, has been fast, and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic on March 11th, 2020 .It has now spread worldwide and is one of the most severe public health threats.The clinical characteristics of COVID-19 and the likelihood of transmission vertically or during delivery in pregnant women are still unknown.