id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-338605-3i5pvcgu Antoun, Lina Maternal COVID-19 infection, clinical characteristics, pregnancy, and neonatal outcome A prospective cohort study 2020-07-15 .txt text/plain 2326 135 53 Four out of total 23 COVID-19 pregnant patients (17.4%) developed severe adult respiratory distress syndrome complications requiring ICU support, one of whom led to maternal death 1/23 (4.3%). Of the 23 pregnant patients 19 were in their third trimester of pregnancy and delivered; 7/19 (36.8%) had preterm birth, 3/19 (15.8%) developed adult respiratory distress syndrome before delivery, and 2/19 (10.5%) had pre-eclampsia. J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f 5 Data from MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV, indicate that infection in pregnancy tends to be severe and associated with adverse neonatal outcomes, including increased risk of miscarriage, fetal growth restriction, and preterm birth [6] [7] [8] [9] . One new-born, who was delivered at 35 weeks by emergency C-section to black African patient due to severe COVID-19 respiratory symptoms requiring ventilation, had low Apgar score of 3 and 5, at 1 and 5 minutes respectively following delivery ( Table 1 ). ./cache/cord-338605-3i5pvcgu.txt ./txt/cord-338605-3i5pvcgu.txt