Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical
Sciences (Deemed to be University)Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha-442001, Maharashtra, India
Corresponding author email: drswaroopachakole@gmail.com
Article Publishing History
Received: 27/03/2021
Accepted After Revision: 27/05/2021
Starting from Wuhan City of China, COVID-19pandemicreached the peak and invaded even the remote rural areas of the developing countries in a very short time. The transmission potential of this virus is massive which putundue burden on thehealthcare machinery and public health sector in a short period of time. The vulnerable sections of the society such as comorbid, elderly and pregnant women are on high risk of contracting the infection and developing severe symptoms of the disease that certainly needs medical attention on intensive care unit level. Pregnant women are more vulnerable than others because they harbor two lives within them and are already in immunosuppressive state. Various clinics and hospitals dedicated to nursing facility for pregnant women are being dedicated to COVID-19 treatment and thus creating difficulty for pregnant women to access the health care facility which they need in regular intervals. Infected pregnant women may transmit the virus to the offspring through vertical transmission and through post birth transmission.Dedicated health care facility for deliveries and post-natal care can be solution to minimize the maternal mortality rate and infant mortality rate due to COVID-19. Widespread authentic information needs to be disbursed in order to deal with the pandemic. Vulnerable groups such as pregnant women and neonates needs special attention to overcome the trauma physically as well as mentally to lead a happy life.
Pregnant women, Pregnancy, Vertical Transmission, COVID-19, Maternal Mortality.