Clinical observation of delivery in a COVID-19-convalescent woman with preeclampsia developing fetal distress during preterm labor

The course of the pandemic revealed that despite the general populational risks for developing novel coronavirus infection (NCI) COVID-19, pregnant women are more susceptible to its severe course and unfavorable perinatal outcomes. Currently, NCI is associated with a high risk of spontaneous miscarriages, premature rupture of fetal membranes, preterm delivery, development of fetoplacental insufficiency, fetal growth retardation, fetal distress, exacerbation of chronic somatic pathology, and postpartum bleeding. A brief literature review and the described clinical case demonstrate a need to thoroughly examine puerperal women with preterm delivery.

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