Abstract
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. It originated from "unknown pneumonia" in Wuhan, Hubei Province, announced by the China Health Organization in December 2019, and was identified as a new type of coronavirus. In February 2020, the World Health Organization（WHO）named the disease caused by this virus “COVID-19”, and the International Virus Naming Commission named the virus “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2（SARS-Cov-2）” The virus spread to China and other countries, and on March 11, 2020, the WHO declared a pandemic. Most patients are asymptomatic and clinical cases are mild. Although it naturally resolves, different pathological conditions, such as severe cases requiring artificial respiratory management and death, have been reported. At present, there are few reports on the effects of COVID-19 on pregnant women and fetuses. We report a severe case of COVID-19 in a pregnant woman. COVID-19 developed during pregnancy and cesarean section was performed to terminate the pregnancy, but the respiratory condition did not improve and the patient was admitted to the ICU to undergo ECMO.
