COVID-19 in Pregnancy: A Single-center Experience in Kazakhstan

Pregnancy is one of the important vulnerable groups in COVID-19. The clinical course may be asymptomatic, mild, severe or very severe. The patient may have experienced a prolonged course and might be resulted in death. This study was performed retrospectively in Semey Infectious Diseases Hospital (East Kazakhstan) from April to November 2020. Medical reports of cases with COVID-19 were collected and reviewed. The results were analyzed according to clinical presentation and outcome. In this study, twenty cases of COVID-19 in pregnant women were described. All cases were recovered, but one case died. The clinical symptoms of COVID-19 in pregnant and non-pregnant patients were similar. However, some pregnant women might develop more severe infections, so extra precautions need to be taken. Pregnancy increases the risk of hospitalization, needs treatment in intensive care conditions and mechanical ventilation.