Journal of International Reproductive Health/Family Planning ›› 2020, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (6): 473-476.

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A Case Report of COVID-19 in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy and Literature Review

FENG Qin-qin,WANG Fen,YOU Ai-ping,SHEN Zhang-zhou   

  1. Department of Obstetrics,Huangshi Maternal and Children Health Hospital,Edong Healthcare,Huangshi 435003,Hubei Province,China(FENG Qin-qin,WANG Fen,YOU Ai-ping);Medical College,Hubei Polytechnic University,Huangshi 435003,Hubei Province,China(SHEN Zhang-zhou)
  • Received:2020-04-16 Revised:2020-07-02 Published:2020-11-15 Online:2020-11-15
  • About author:SHEN Zhang-zhou,E-mail:shen7279@163.com

Abstract: COVID-19 as a new infectious disease with strong infectivity poses a great threat to pregnant women. However, there are no vaccine and other effective preventive means, and special treatment drugs, for COVID-19 at present. A pregnant woman at the third trimester was admitted to our hospital and preliminarily diagnosed as the pregnancy complicated with pulmonary infection, mild anemia and fetal distress by the blood routine and CT examination in January, 2020. The emergency cesarean section was performed, the neonatal Apgar score was normal after cesarean section. The patient was showed the positive under the further test of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid. The nutritional support and antiviral therapy were given, with well nursing support. The women and baby eventually obtain the cure. This case provided us information that the pregnancy women with COVID-19 can have a good outcome after timely termination of pregnancy in the third trimester. However, the long-term effects and the existence of vertical transmission between mother and child are yet to be further studied.

Key words: Pregnancy trimester, third;, COVID-19;, Pneumonia;, Pregnancy outcome;, Treatment outcome