Open AccessThe alarming rate of COVID-19 among pregnant women in Pakistan
Author(s) -
Rooh Ullah,
Fawad Shabir Memon,
Samiaa Anjum
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anaesthesia, pain and intensive care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.17
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2220-5799
pISSN - 1607-8322
DOI - 10.35975/apic.v24i4.1325
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , pediatrics , outbreak , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , biology , genetics
In the previous two months, a rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 patients has been observed in various cities of Pakistan such as Gujrat, Lahore and Karachi. The pandemic exhibits a peculiar challenge to the obstetric community, as most of them have to be admitted to a hospital for normal or cesarean delivery. There link with the medical care system starts right from the start with the much needed antenatal visits. On 15th March 2020, first pregnant woman was diagnosed with COVID-19 in Pakistan.