Pathomorphological changes of the placenta in the acute period of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at 37-41 weeks of gestation

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a risk factor for developing placental dysfunction when a pregnant woman is infected before 35 weeks of gestation. According to our previous studies, no cases of antenatal asphyxia were observed when infection occurred after this gestational age. The children were born with high Apgar scores and negative PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2 RNA from women who had clinical manifestations of COVID-19 confirmed by a positive PCR test.