Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and pregnancy

P Dashraath, JLJ Wong, MXK Lim, LM Lim, S Li… - American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia pandemic, caused by the
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is spreading globally at an
accelerated rate, with a basic reproduction number (R0) of 2–2.5, indicating that 2–3
persons will be infected from an index patient. A serious public health emergency, it is
particularly deadly in vulnerable populations and communities in which healthcare providers
are insufficiently prepared to manage the infection. As of March 16, 2020, there are more …