* According to what was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) so far, there is no specific information about the extent to which pregnant women are exposed to the Coronavirus COVID-19, but in the normal state, pregnant women face immune and physiological changes that make them more susceptible to viral respiratory infections  An example is the Coronavirus, COVID-19.

   * Pregnant women may be more susceptible to severe cases of this virus compared to others, as has been observed in other related Corona virus infections, such as SARS, MERS, and other viral respiratory infections such as influenza. Pregnant women should take the usual preventive measures such as washing  Hands frequently and avoid contact with sick people to avoid infection

   * There is insufficient information about the impact of the Coronavirus, COVID-19, on pregnant women, but in some other cases associated with infection with the Coronavirus (SARS and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), the possibility of losing a pregnancy is observed, whether by miscarriage or stillbirth in addition to high temperatures.  During the first trimester of pregnancy, this can increase the risk of certain birth defects.

   Are pregnant women who work in healthcare and caring for people with COVID-19 at higher risk of pregnancy complications?

   * Pregnant health care workers should follow the CDC guidelines and recommendations to monitor and evaluate infection when dealing with patients infected with or potentially infected with the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and in general, it is recommended that health care personnel be involved.  In infection prevention and control practices.  It is important to protect them and it must be noted that managers of hospitals and medical centers

   * Limit as much as possible the interaction of pregnant women and health care workers with patients infected or likely to be infected with COVID-19, especially in high-risk procedures.  Can COVID-19 infection be transmitted from an infected mother to a fetus or newborn?

   * The virus that causes COVID-19 is primarily spread through direct exposure to respiratory droplets from an infected person, and it remains unclear whether the infection is transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy or during childbirth.  But the causative virus was not detected.  Corona COVID-19 in very limited cases - studied - of babies born to mothers with HIV,

   Likewise, the virus was not detected in fluid samples around the fetus or breast milk.  Are newborns infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy more likely to have complications?  Based on a very limited number of cases, it was found that the fetuses of mothers infected with the emerging coronavirus were born prematurely,

   * But it is not known until today whether premature birth is caused by the emerging corona infection, but with the benefit of information about other respiratory viruses and their impact on pregnancy and the fetus, information about the relationship of the new crown to premature birth can be obtained, for example, the influenza virus emergence  Some negative consequences for the fetus, such as:

   Lack of weight at birth and premature birth, and as we mentioned earlier, the high temperature in the case of influenza during the first months of pregnancy can cause birth defects, as it was observed that the infected woman (SARS or MERS) gave birth before the due date or that their newborn children were  Smaller than their peers.

   * So far, there is no information on the long-term health effects of infants who contract the virus after birth or when they are fetuses in their mother's stomach, but in general, premature births and low birth weight are associated with negative long-term health effects.

   Does a mother infected with COVID-19 affect breastfeeding?

   * As mentioned previously, the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19 is possible through direct contact with the infected person and this mainly occurs through respiratory droplets that spread during sneezing or coughing, and based on the small number of cases that have been investigated so far;  There has been no recorded case of the virus being found in breast milk, nor have there been any cases of the virus being transmitted from breast milk infected with COVID-19 to her infant.

   * However, it should be noted that in the limited reports of breastfeeding women infected with SARS, the virus has not been detected in breast milk.  However, antibodies against this virus were detected in at least one sample.  Breastfeeding guidelines for mothers infected with or suspected of being infected with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Breast milk is often the best source for feeding a baby, and there is insufficient information on the impact of COVID-19 on breastfeeding.

   * The mother must be chosen to start or continue breastfeeding in coordination with the health care providers and her family, and it should be noted that the mother must take all necessary precautions during breastfeeding to avoid spreading the infection to her child, such as washing hands well before touching the child, wearing a mask, and if  The mother uses a breast pump, whether it is electric or manual, and she must wash herself well.  Your hands before touching the breast pump or bottle, be sure to follow the recommended directions to properly clean the breast pump after each use.