Case report: decreased fetal movements in a COVID-19 infected pregnancy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Shahad Bafakeer; Leen Othman; Saleh AlKhalid; Nasser Alvi

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IJMDC. 2022; 6(2): 419-421

doi: 10.24911/IJMDC.51-1639841441

Case report: decreased fetal movements in a COVID-19 infected pregnancy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Shahad Bafakeer, Leen Othman, Saleh AlKhalid, Nasser Alvi.

Abstract
Background: The current global pandemic is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, otherwise known as COVID-19. Pregnancy has effects on a patients physiological functioning; however, the knowledge about the effects of COVID-19 on the pregnant patient and the unborn child is still lacking.
Case Presentation: A case of a 36-year-old pregnant woman was presented to a family medicine clinic with decreased fetal movements. This patient had the additional complication of being COVID-19 positive. She was prescribed symptomatic treatment only given the relative mildness of her infection. The patient had a typical flu-like symptoms of COVID-19. However, the complaint of decreased fetal movements on a background of coronavirus infection called for further investigations.
Conclusion: This case illustrates the importance of close monitoring and follow up of COVID-19 affected pregnancies. This presents the opportunity to conduct case series for literature enrichment, to compare the treatment plans, and to follow up the complications.

Key words: COVID-19; coronavirus; pregnancy; maternal infection; neonatal outcome; case report.

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Bafakeer S, Othman L, AlKhalid S, Alvi N. Case report: decreased fetal movements in a COVID-19 infected pregnancy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2022; 6(2): 419-421. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1639841441

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Bafakeer, Shahad, Leen Othman, Saleh AlKhalid, and Nasser Alvi. 2022. Case report: decreased fetal movements in a COVID-19 infected pregnancy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 6 (2), 419-421. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1639841441

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Bafakeer, Shahad, Leen Othman, Saleh AlKhalid, and Nasser Alvi. "Case report: decreased fetal movements in a COVID-19 infected pregnancy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 6 (2022), 419-421. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1639841441

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Bafakeer, S., Othman, . L., AlKhalid, . S. & Alvi, . N. (2022) Case report: decreased fetal movements in a COVID-19 infected pregnancy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 6 (2), 419-421. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1639841441

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