Literature Review: Transplacental Transmission of COVID-19 and Its Teratological Aspect

Authors

  • Annisa Rahmah Furqaani 1Public Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Bandung
  • Arief Budi Yulianti Public Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Bandung

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31098/cpmhs.v1i1.274

Keywords:

COVID-19, fetal development, teratology, transplacental transmission

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic affects all populations, including pregnant women. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) infection in pregnancy needs to be a concern because of the risk of transplacental transmission to the fetus and the potential to interfere with fetal development. The objective of this study is to review the transplacental transmission of COVID-19 and the teratological aspects of the event. This article is a literature study. Based on the literature obtained, placental infection, vertical transmission, and fetal infection have been identified in some cases. However, there is still no consistent and enough scientific evidence to show that those condition causes fetal damage or causes congenital anomalies. Virus and host characteristics are thought to explain why SARS-Cov-2 infection has not shown a teratological effect. SARS-CoV-2, similar to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) infection, does not indicate maternal-fetal transmission. The low-level expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and S protein priming proteases type II transmembrane serine protease (TMPRSS 2) in the placenta is also considered to be the factor that plays a role in inhibiting the vertical transmission of COVID-19. Adverse outcome of fetal death is more due to pathophysiological conditions of maternal health caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection during gestation.

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Published

2021-09-23

How to Cite

Furqaani, A. R. ., & Yulianti, A. B. . (2021). Literature Review: Transplacental Transmission of COVID-19 and Its Teratological Aspect. RSF Conference Proceeding Series: Medical and Health Science, 1(1), 106–111. https://doi.org/10.31098/cpmhs.v1i1.274