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Covid-19 Infection and Pregnancy

  • Book

  • July 2021
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 5308642

Covid-19 Infections and Pregnancy provides the latest research on pregnant women and their potential increased risk for severe COVID-19 illness. Research has show that pregnant women have a greater instance of intensive care unit admission and receipt of mechanical ventilation. The book provides up-to-date information on the epidemiology, control, diagnosis and treatment of covid-19 in pregnancy, while also discussing evidence presented in the literature regarding the potential risks of COVID-19 infection among pregnant women and consequent fetal transmission.

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Table of Contents

1. Sars-cov-2 infection history, epidemiology, virology of the disease 2. Immunological changes in pregnancy and susceptibility to infections 3. Sars-cov-2 infection during pregnancy the available data 4. Diagnosis of sars-cov-2 infections during pregnancy 5. Management strategy for sars-cov-2 infections during pregnancy 6. Pregnancy outcome in women infected with sars-cov-2

Authors

Ahmed M. Maged El-Goly Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasr Alainy Medical School, Cairo University, Egypt. Dr. Ahmed M. Maged is a Professor at Kasr Alainy Medical School, the largest educational hospital in the Middle East. He received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degrees from Cairo University in 1997 and Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 2005, from the same institution. Dr. Maged has published over 50 articles in international journals, including the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics.