The lethal effect of the second wave of COVID-19 on pregnant women: a matter of concern

Kavita Khoiwal; Anchal Agarwal; Anmol Mittal; Amrita Gaurav; Latika Chawla; Rajlaxmi Mundhra; Anupama Bahadur; Jaya Chaturvedi

doi:10.1002/ijgo.13951

The lethal effect of the second wave of COVID-19 on pregnant women: a matter of concern

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022 Jan;156(1):178-181. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13951. Epub 2021 Oct 4.

Authors

Kavita Khoiwal¹, Anchal Agarwal¹, Anmol Mittal¹, Amrita Gaurav¹, Latika Chawla¹, Rajlaxmi Mundhra¹, Anupama Bahadur¹, Jaya Chaturvedi¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.

Abstract

The lethal second wave of COVID‐19 hit pregnant women terribly with regards to disease severity, requirement of invasive ventilation, and maternal mortality.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; first wave; second wave.