Laboratory Abnormalities in Pregnant Women with Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019
Li Shi, Ying Wang, Haiyan Yang, Guangcai Duan, Yadong Wang
Abstract
Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), sustained by the causative agent called severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), is highly contagious.[1] [2] At present, above 2 million confirmed cases and over 170,000 deaths of COVID-19 have occurred in the world according to the World Health Organization.[3] Pregnant women, because of their special physiological conditions, are susceptible to the virus and put themselves at greater risk.[4] Timely control and treatment of pregnant women with COVID-19 infection are a major concern.[5] Moreover, laboratory medicine plays a vital role in this process.[6] Therefore, the purpose of this article is to identify the most common laboratory abnormalities in pregnant women with COVID-19.