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. 2021 May 28;11(6):483. doi: 10.3390/jpm11060483

Figure 1.

Figure 1

COVID-19 infection during pregnancy. Schematic model presenting the relationship between COVID-19 and pregnant women. Pregnant women acquire COVID-19 via respiratory droplets. COVID-19 is spread throughout the maternal vasculature and the symptoms appear after an incubation period of approximately 5.2 days. The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, dry cough, fatigue, diarrhea, and myalgia. The impact of COVID-19 infection on pregnancy outcomes are not established. However, COVID-19 infection effects newborn health (shortness of breath, fever, and thrombocytopenia accompanied by abnormal liver function, rapid heart rate, vomiting, pneumothorax, etc.). So far, the vertical transmission from the woman to her baby may be possible, but no data related to the risks of transmission of COVID-19 infection through breastfeeding were recorded. Specific precautions (wash hands carefully and regularly, cover nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth, maintain a distance of at least 1 m from others, etc.) are needed to protect both the mother and her baby. Figure was created with BioRender.com (accessed date 5 January 2021).