The impact of Covid-19 on premature deliveries
International Journal of Development Research
The impact of Covid-19 on premature deliveries
Received 11th January, 2023; Received in revised form 20th January, 2023; Accepted 20th February, 2023; Published online 25th February, 2023
Copyright©2023, Marília Santos de Araújo and Záira Moura da Paixão Freitas. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: To consolidate scientific evidence on the association between premature birth in pregnant women infected with COVID-19. Method: This was an Integrative Literature Review, with a bibliographic survey carried out in the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System databases online (MEDLINE), via the Virtual Health Library Portal (VHL), Web of ScienceTM, SCOPUS and Base. Conclusion: It was evident that the risk of premature birth seems to increase in pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2. Final considerations: Premature birth associated with complications from COVID-19 in pregnant women is still a reality that needs to be studied in greater depth, given the new scenario imposed by the new coronavirus.
