How Covid-19 affects pregnancy and the newborn


A group of pregnant women prepare to receive their Covid-19 vaccine in Mexico City, Mexico. Those who develop Covid-19 while pregnant have higher chances of experiencing certain pregnancy-related complications. — Reuters

The cumulative number of positive Covid-19 cases in Malaysia exceeded more than 460,000 as of May 16 (2021).

There is a dearth of local information on Covid-19 in pregnancy, apart from four cases in Hospital Sungai Buloh, which were highlighted in a case report published in Universiti Teknologi Mara Faculty of Medicine’s Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences in January (2021).

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